GENE SEQUENCING GIANT ILLUMINA SETTLES FOR $9.8M OVER PRODUCT VULNERABILITIES

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Gene sequencing company Illumina agreed to pay $9.8 million to settle Justice Department accusations that it sold cybersecurity-vulnerable genomic sequencing systems to federal agencies between 2016 and 2023. The company allegedly lacked proper security programs and falsely claimed its software met cybersecurity standards.