At Console & Associates, our data breach lawyers are closely examining the alleged OneBlood data breach. This breach was disclosed following a ransomware event that brought down the company’s critical software systems.
A recent website notice states that the OneBlood experienced a ransomware attack on July 29, 2024. This prompted the company to switch over to a manual system so that it could continue to collect, test, process and distribute blood to more than 250 hospitals throughout the southeastern United States. A statement released by the company’s senior vice president of corporate communications and public relations explained that “The priority was to bring the software system used to manage the blood supply back online.” OneBlood is working with cybersecurity specialists to investigate the ransomware incident and determine if any information was compromised and which consumers may have been impacted. Data breach letters will need to be sent out if they are able to confirm a data breach occurred.
Located in Orlando, Florida, OneBlood is a blood bank that accepts donated blood and provides it to hospitals across Florida, Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina.
How do you know that you were affected by the OneBlood data breach? Usually victims receive a NOTICE OF DATA BREACH in the mail, but the impact of a breach can be felt long before notices are sent to those affected. This can be in the form of fraudulent financial activity and other forms of identity theft.
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