Del Monte Foods network breach steals files containing personal information
In its investigation of a network incident that occurred in February, Del Monte Foods confirmed the unauthorised removal of company files containing personal information. These included names, Social Security numbers, government-issued ID numbers, and financial, payment card and health information, and the total number of people affected was not disclosed. The company identified the personal data impact while reviewing the files in August, notified victims, and reported to California authorities on 29 October.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- Del Monte Foods
- Incident type
- Data breach
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Company files containing personal information stolen; total number of people affected not disclosed
- Cause / method
- Unauthorised removal of files through a network breach
- Location
- United States
If your data was exposed
Exposed dataNameCard detailsHealth & medical data
- Don’t tap links in texts, calls or emails that mention this incident and offer compensation, refunds or breach checks. Check directly on the organisation’s official website or app.
- Turn on payment alerts in your card issuer’s app, and if you see a charge you don’t recognise, ask the issuer to block and reissue the card.
Timeline
- Del Monte Foods reported to California authorities the unauthorised removal of files containing personal information.
- The leak of names, Social Security numbers, government-issued ID numbers, and financial and health information, and the attacker's claim of stealing 1.2 TB of data, emerged.
- An investigation into possible class action claims over the personal information leak emerged.
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