On February 1, 2021, the Office of the Washington State Auditor announced a massive data breach that compromised personal information of approximately 1.6 million individuals in the State of Washington. Hackers obtained this data by exploiting security weaknesses in software offered by Washington’s vendor, Accellion.

Our consumer protection attorneys are pursuing a lawsuit against Accellion for inadequately protecting individuals’ sensitive data.

If you believe your data was compromised, you may have a claim. Please contact our consumer protection attorneys for a free, confidential consultation.

Accellion's files on Washington residents compromised by hackers

From at least December 2020 to January 2021, hackers exploited vulnerabilities in Accellion’s file transfer software to access files held by the Washington State Auditor’s Office.  These files contained sensitive information on Washington residents that was sourced from other state agencies, including the Employment Security Department and the Department of Children, Youth, and Family. Preliminary reports indicate that many of the individuals affected either had applied for state unemployment benefits in recent months or are state employees.

The sensitive information compromised in the breach includes:

  • Individual’s names
  • Social Security numbers
  • Driver’s license numbers
  • State ID numbers
  • Bank account and routing numbers
  • Place of employment

The disclosure of this information puts these individuals at serious risk of identity theft and devastating financial fraud.

Our Consumer Protection Attorneys

Eric Gibbs

A founding partner at the firm, Eric has negotiated groundbreaking settlements that resulted in reforms to business practices, and have favorably shaped the laws impacting plaintiffs’ legal rights.
David Berger

David Berger

David Berger represents consumers in class actions with a special emphasis on data breach, privacy, and financial services litigation. He has represented data breach victims in some of the largest and most influential privacy cases.

Dylan Hughes

Dylan Hughes concentrates his practice on investigating and prosecuting fraud matters on behalf of whistleblowers, consumers and employees harmed by corporate misconduct.
Tayler Walters

Tayler Walters

Tayler Walters works with consumers in class action lawsuits to combat unfair business practices by corporations.

About Us

Gibbs Law Group is a California-based law firm committed to protecting the rights of clients nationwide who have been harmed by corporate misconduct. We represent individuals, whistleblowers, employees, and small businesses across the U.S. against the world’s largest corporations. Our award-winning lawyers have achieved landmark recoveries and over a billion dollars for our clients in high-stakes class action and individual cases involving consumer protection, data breach, digital privacy, and federal and California employment lawsuits. Our attorneys have received numerous honors for their work, including “Top Plaintiff Lawyers in California,” “Top Class Action Attorneys Under 40,” “Consumer Protection MVP,” “Best Lawyers in America,” and “Top Cybersecurity/ Privacy Attorneys Under 40.”