California Cryobank Data Breach Investigation
The data breach lawyers at The Lyon Firm are investigating a reported data security incident at California Cryobank LLC, a biotechnology company operating out of Los Angeles, California. Contact our legal team if you receive a data breach notification letter from the company alerting you of potentially compromised personal information.
Our data privacy attorneys have filed numerous data breach lawsuits on behalf of plaintiffs in California and nationwide. We believe that any organization that collects and stores your personal data has a duty to protect it with reasonable IT security systems. If a data theft event occurs due to IT security negligence, class action complaints may be filed, and individuals can seek compensation for any related damages.
What Happened at California Cryobank?
California Cryobank reported this particular data breach to the California Attorney General’s office on March 14, 2025. The sample letter indicates that on April 21, 2024, the company discovered unauthorized activity on computers within its IT network and started an investigation. It was later determined that an unauthorized party had gained access to the company’s IT systems between April 20, 2024, and April 22, 2024.
A large amount of consumers sensitive personal information was potentially exposed, including the following:
- Names
- Social Security numbers
- Driver’s license numbers
- Financial account numbers
- Health insurance information
As one of the largest reproductive tissue banks in the country, there are concerns that biometric data may be compromised in a privacy intrusion. The company specializes in frozen donor sperm and frozen donor egg services, and provides a range of reproductive services including private semen cryopreservation, egg and embryo storage, and cord blood banking.
California Cryobank has labs and branches in Palo Alto, CA; New York, NY; Boston, MA; and Rockville, MD. The company is registered with the FDA and holds accreditations from the American Association of Tissue Banks (AATB) and Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA).
Contact our lawyers to discuss possible legal action and to learn about how to protect yourself following any data theft incident. We offer free consultations and case reviews to clients nationwide.