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Illumina agrees to $9.8 million settlement over cybersecurity vulnerabilities in genomic sequencing systems

( July 31, 2025, 18:04 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Illumina agreed to pay $9.8 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act when it sold to federal agencies certain genomic sequencing systems with cybersecurity vulnerabilities, the US Department of Justice announced today. According to the complaint, Illumina sold the systems between February 2016 and September 2023 without having an adequate security program and sufficient quality systems to identify and address those vulnerabilities.Statement follows in full. Also see attached file. ...

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