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ARTICLE · 26 JANUARY 2026

Georgia Tech Settles Cybersecurity Whistleblower Suit For $875K

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The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has announced that the Georgia Institute of Technology will settle a whistleblower qui tam suit for $875,000.

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The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has announced that the Georgia Institute of Technology will settle a whistleblower qui tam suit for $875,000. The case is U.S. ex rel. Craig and Koza v. Georgia Tech Research Corp., Case Number 1:22-cv-02698, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia.

Two former cybersecurity team members of Georgia Tech's research arm alleged that it had purposely failed to comply with government cybersecurity standards in defense contract work. The suit included allegations that Georgia Tech failed to use proper antivirus software and overinflated numbers in security campus assessments while working for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency.

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