Ambry Genetics Corporation

The California Office of the Attorney General reported that Ambry Genetics Corporation experienced unauthorized access to an employee's email account between January 22-24, 2020. The incident may have involved personal information of affected individuals; however, the specific number of individuals impacted and the types of personal information compromised were not disclosed. The breach was reported on April 17, 2020.

Source: https://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-189258

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/ambry-genetics

"id": "amb039080525",
"linkid": "ambry-genetics",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "1/2020",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "3",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with internal employee data leaks"

{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Genetics',
                        'location': 'California',
                        'name': 'Ambry Genetics Corporation',
                        'type': 'Company'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Email Compromise',
 'data_breach': {'type_of_data_compromised': ['Personal Information']},
 'date_detected': '2020-01-22',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2020-04-17',
 'description': "Unauthorized access to an employee's email account at Ambry "
                'Genetics Corporation between January 22-24, 2020, potentially '
                'involving personal information of affected individuals.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Personal Information'],
            'systems_affected': ['Email Account']},
 'references': [{'date_accessed': '2020-04-17',
                 'source': 'California Office of the Attorney General'}],
 'title': 'Ambry Genetics Corporation Email Breach',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}