Morgan Stanley agrees to $60M settlement over compromised personal data
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Aaron Nicodemus2022-01-04T20:38:00
Morgan Stanley has agreed to establish a $60 million fund to settle a class-action lawsuit filed by nearly a dozen customers regarding personal data that was compromised when the bank decommissioned two wealth management centers.
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