Vitagene, Inc.

The California Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach involving Vitagene, Inc. on August 6, 2019. The breach potentially involved raw genotype data from a database that was accessible to unauthorized individuals since July 1, 2019. The exact number of affected individuals and details on compromised information are unspecified. This incident highlights the vulnerability of sensitive genetic information and the potential risks associated with data breaches in the healthcare and biotechnology sectors.

Source: https://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-149501

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/vitagene

"id": "vit214072625",
"linkid": "vitagene",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "7/2019",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "3",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with internal employee data leaks"

{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Healthcare',
                        'location': 'California',
                        'name': 'Vitagene, Inc.',
                        'type': 'Company'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Unauthorized Access',
 'data_breach': {'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': 'Raw genotype data'},
 'date_detected': '2019-08-06',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2019-08-06',
 'description': 'The California Office of the Attorney General reported a data '
                'breach involving Vitagene, Inc. on August 6, 2019. The breach '
                'potentially involved raw genotype data from a database that '
                'was accessible to unauthorized individuals since July 1, '
                '2019, although the exact number of affected individuals and '
                'details on compromised information are unspecified.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Raw genotype data']},
 'references': [{'date_accessed': '2019-08-06',
                 'source': 'California Office of the Attorney General'}],
 'title': 'Vitagene Data Breach',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}