Posted On August 23, 2022 Consumer Privacy & Data Breaches
August 23, 2022 – Calcium Products reported a data breach after the company was targeted in a recent cybersecurity attack. It is currently unclear which data types were compromised as a result of the breach. Calcium Products 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 Calcium Products, 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 Calcium Products sent to individuals affected by the data breach:
Dear [Redacted],
The privacy and security of the personal information we maintain is of the utmost importance to Calcium Products. I am writing with important information regarding a recent data security incident that may have involved some of your information. I want to provide you with information about the incident, explain the services we are providing to you, and let you know that we continue to take significant measures to protect your information.
Upon learning of this issue, we secured the accounts and commenced a prompt and thorough investigation. As part of our investigation, we have worked very closely with external cybersecurity professionals. After an extensive forensic investigation and manual document review, we concluded that this incident impacted your [Redacted].
We have no evidence that any of your information has been misused. Nevertheless, out of an abundance of caution, we want to make you aware of the incident. To protect you and your information, we are providing you with 24 months of free credit monitoring and identity theft protection services through TransUnion. This service helps detect possible misuse of your personal information and provides you with identity protection services focused on immediate identification and resolution of identity theft. This service is completely free to you and enrolling in this program will not hurt your credit score. For more information on identity theft prevention, including instructions on how to activate your complimentary two-year membership, please see the additional information provided in this letter.
This letter also provides other precautionary measures you can take to protect your personal information, including placing a fraud alert and/or security freeze on your credit files, and/or obtaining a free credit report. Additionally, you should always remain vigilant in reviewing your financial account statements and credit reports for fraudulent or irregular activity on a regular basis.
Please accept our apologies that this incident occurred. We remain fully committed to maintaining the privacy of personal information in our possession and have taken many precautions to safeguard it. We continually evaluate and modify our practices to enhance the security and privacy of your personal information.
If you have any further questions regarding this incident, please call our toll-free response line at [Redacted]. The response line is available Monday through Friday, 8am to 8pm Central.
