Posted On July 30, 2023 Consumer Privacy & Data Breaches
July 30 – The Accelya Global, Ltd. (“Accelya”) data breach lawyers at Console & Associates, P.C are investigating the data breach that was reported after the company was affected by a recent third party cyber security attack at Alight Solutions (“Alight”), one of Accelya’s vendors. They experienced a data security incident related to the company’s use of the file transfer software MOVEit. The Accelya data breach resulted in the names, contact information, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, other demographic information, and certain job and salary information of certain individuals being compromised.
According to the Attorney General of Massachusetts, Accelya reported a data breach after they were affected by a recent third party cyber security attack at Alight Solutions (“Alight”). Accelya outsources some HR-related software services to Alight, which requires Accelya to provide Alight with confidential information. Alight uses the MOVEit file transfer application created by Progress Software. On May 31, 2023, Progress Software announced a critical vulnerability in the software. This vulnerability allowed unauthorized actors to access files transferred through MOVEit.
Once Alight learned of the MOVEit vulnerability, the company launched an investigation to determine if any information was removed from the company’s MOVEit server. Accelya also conducted their own investigation. While neither company could confirm that Accelya data was compromised, it could not be ruled out, either. On July 10, 2023, Accelya sent out data breach letters to those individuals whose information was affected by the breach.
To learn more about the Accelya data breach, see our latest piece on the topic.
Accelya is a business intelligence software company based in Mumbai, India. The company provides financial and business intelligence solutions to the Airline and Travel industry. Accelya helps airline and travel companies manage their financial processes and gain insights into their businesses.
Our data breach lawyers are eager to speak to victims of the Accelya data breach to determine what damages they sustained and what compensation may be available to them. If you recently received a NOTICE OF DATA BREACH from Accelya and would like a free consultation, contact the Console & Associates, P.C. law firm at (866) 778-5500 to discuss your legal options, or submit a confidential contact form.
