Sperm donor giant California Cryobank has announced it has suffered a data breach that exposed customers’ personal information. California Cryobank (CCB) is a sperm donation and cryopreservation firm and one of the US’ top sperm banks.
As such, it services all US states and over 30 countries worldwide. The data breach notification states that the breach occurred on April 20, 2024 and CCB discovered it on October 4, 2024. After an investigation, CCB determined that an unauthorized party gained access to its IT environment and may have accessed and/or acquired files maintained on certain computer systems between April 20, 2024, and April 22, 2024.
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Source: Malwarebytes Labs
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