DOJ strikes twice over False Claims Act allegations and cybersecurity lapses

Failing to meet cybersecurity standards and offering misleading statements about meeting them can lead to penalties for government contractors.

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has announced a $9.8m settlement with Illumina, known for its work in DNA sequencing and other technologies, citing allegations that the company sold genomic-sequencing systems with software vulnerabilities to federal agencies for multiple years.

The case against the biotech company specializing in

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