Illuminate to pay $5.1m for 2021 US data breach under new education privacy laws
By Madeline Hughes ( November 6, 2025, 22:11 GMT | Insight) -- Education technology company Illuminate Education, Inc. must pay $5.1 million and strengthen its cybersecurity measures as part of a first-of-its-kind settlement under new student privacy laws in Connecticut and California, attorney generals for the states announced Thursday.Education technology company Illuminate Education, Inc. must pay $5.1 million and strengthen its cybersecurity measures as part of a first-of-its-kind settlement under new student privacy laws in Connecticut and California, attorney generals for the states announced Thursday....
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