- Apr 11, 2024
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If you provide your information to any company, you can expect that one day, it may be breached. News of data breaches seems hardly worth posting anymore, but somehow, this one feels so surreal.
If I encrypt my sensitive files, and use 2FA for my password databases, why can't you do something of that nature at the first place? This one isn't even pretending. Taking "security incident" seriously because they can be sued, not giving a ... to the normal security because it costs more and is inconvenient, or maybe they are not paying attention.
Security experts estimate the total number could reach into the thousands given the organization’s extensive client base across North America.
According to the Office of the Maine Attorney General reports, the exposed information potentially includes customers’ names in combination with other sensitive personal identifiers.
“We take this security incident extremely seriously given the sensitive nature of our clients’ information,” said a spokesperson for California Cryobank.
“We have implemented additional security measures, including enhanced encryption protocols and multi-factor authentication requirements for all database access points.”
Affected individuals are being offered one year of complimentary credit monitoring and identity theft protection services through CyberScout.
If I encrypt my sensitive files, and use 2FA for my password databases, why can't you do something of that nature at the first place? This one isn't even pretending. Taking "security incident" seriously because they can be sued, not giving a ... to the normal security because it costs more and is inconvenient, or maybe they are not paying attention.