Posted On September 1, 2022 Consumer Privacy & Data Breaches
September 1, 2022 – Bridgestone Americas, Inc. reported a data breach after the company was targeted in a recent cybersecurity attack. As a result of the breach, the name, Social Security number and bank account number of certain individuals was compromised. Bridgestone sent out data breach letters to those individuals whose information was affected by the breach.
The data breach lawyers at Console & Associates, P.C. are going to begin interviewing victims of the breach to determine what damages they sustained and what legal claims may be available to them. If you recently received a NOTICE OF DATA BREACH from Bridgestone Americas, Inc. contact us at (866) 778-5500 to discuss your legal options, or submit a confidential contact form for a free case evaluation.
Below is a portion of the letter that Bridgestone Americas sent to individuals affected by the data breach:
Dear [Redacted],
I am writing on behalf of Bridgestone Americas, Inc. (“Bridgestone”) to inform you of an incident that may have involved some of your personal information. This letter provides you with information about the steps Bridgestone has taken to further guard against the unauthorized disclosure and misuse of your personal information.
What Happened?
On 27 February 2022, Bridgestone experienced a security incident, which rendered some systems inoperable. Bridgestone immediately took steps to contain the incident and retained global cybersecurity professionals to conduct an extensive investigation of the incident. Based on our thorough and detailed investigation, forensic evidence indicates that, just prior to the incident described above, there were unauthorized exports of some data to an external cloud data storage platform. We initially believed these exports primarily affected Bridgestone business documents, but more recently we learned that they included some credit forms.
What Information Was Involved?
One credit form from 2016 contained the name of [Redacted] and included your Social Security number, along with a bank account number for the company at [Redacted] Bank. We have no evidence that this data has been used inappropriately. In fact, security professionals for Bridgestone have conducted daily threat intelligence scans, and to date, they have not identified any sensitive personal data from this incident being offered or sold online. Nevertheless, we wanted to notify you out of an abundance of caution and as required in your state.
What are We Doing?
We take the security of your personal information seriously. Therefore, upon discovering the incident, Bridgestone immediately took systems offline to help contain the incident, and we notified federal law enforcement. We are always working to enhance our cybersecurity protections, and we are now even more focused on implementing enhanced protections to prevent similar or other types of incidents. Enhanced measures include password changes across the company, additional deployment of advanced detection and response software, and enhanced logging, monitoring, and alerting capabilities.
To help relieve any concerns, we have secured the services of Kroll to provide identity monitoring at no cost to you for two years. Kroll is a global leader in risk mitigation and response, and their team has extensive experience helping people who have sustained an unintentional exposure of confidential data. Your identity monitoring services include Credit Monitoring, a Current Credit Report, Web Watcher, Public Persona, Quick Cash Scan, $1 Million Identity Fraud Loss Reimbursement, Fraud Consultation, and Identity Theft Restoration.
What Can You Do?
If you would like to activate your identity monitoring services, please follow the instructions in the section below titled Activating Your Complimentary Identity Monitoring. As always, please continue to be vigilant about the security of your and the company’s financial accounts and monitor credit reports for unauthorized activity. Please report any suspicious activity to appropriate law enforcement.
For More Information
Again, we take the security of your information seriously. Please review the enclosed attachment called Preventing Identity Theft and Fraud for more information about how to protect against the potential misuse of your information. If you have additional questions, please contact us at incidentinfo@bfusa.com.
