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SEC Lessons Learned: Public Companies Must Accurately Disclose Material Cyber Breaches to Investors

On August 16, 2021, the Securities and Exchange Commission announced a $1 million settlement with Pearson plc in connection with a 2018 "cyber intrusion" that resulted in the theft of millions of student records, along with the login credentials of 13,000 schools, district and university customer accounts.

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