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Fertility clinic discloses data breach exposing patient info

A Georgia-based fertility clinic has disclosed a data breach after files containing sensitive patient information were stolen during a ransomware attack. The clinic is a fertility clinic that recruits egg donors, retrieves eggs, and stores them for later use by recipients, including those using the MyEggBank service. The data stolen during the attack contained the following information for approximately 38,000 patients: The Social Security Number, full name, social security number, and other related information. Ransomware gang accessed embryology data; RBA does not explicitly state that they paid a ransom.

Source: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fertility-clinic-discloses-data-breach-exposing-patient-info/

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