Strauss Borrelli PLLC, a leading data breach law firm, is investigating Octapharma Plasma (“Octapharma”) regarding its recent cybersecurity incident. The Octapharma cybersecurity incident may have impacted the privacy of sensitive personal information belonging to an undetermined number of individuals.
ABOUT OCTAPHARMA PLASMA:
Octapharma is a global healthcare and pharmaceutical company based in Switzerland. Founded in 1983, Octapharma is one of the largest human protein product manufacturers in the world, developing and producing medicines based on human proteins from human cell lines and human plasma, sourced from its own plasma donation centers and other external sources.2 Today, Octapharma supports the treatment of patients in 118 countries with products across three therapeutic areas: immunotherapy, hematology, and critical care.3 Headquartered in Lachen, Switzerland, Octapharma employs over 11,000 individuals across seven R&D sites and five state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities in Austria, France, Germany and Sweden, and operates more than 195 plasma donation centers throughout Europe and the US.3
WHAT HAPPENED?
On April 19, 2024, Octapharma reported that it had experienced a cybersecurity incident impacting the functionality of its systems. According to a statement made on its website, “On Wednesday, April 17, Octapharma Plasma USA detected suspicious activity on its network. We activated our incident response processes to investigate and also took systems offline to limit the potential scope of this event. Our staff are working tirelessly to reopen our USA plasma donation centers as soon as possible.”1 As of April 24, 2024, Octapharma has not disclosed the specific nature of the cybersecurity incident and whether the incident resulted in a data breach.
If you believe that you have been impacted by the Octapharma Plasma cybersecurity incident:
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