Security News > 2022 > February > Cookware giant Meyer discloses cyberattack that impacted employees
Meyer Corporation, the largest cookware distributor in the U.S., and the second-largest globally, has informed U.S. Attorney General offices of a data breach affecting thousands of its employees.
According to the notification letter shared with the U.S. Attorney General offices of Maine and California, Meyer fell victim to a cyberattack on October 25, 2021.
In response, the firm launched an investigation that was concluded on December 1, 2021, revealing that threat actors gained access to personal information belonging to employees of Meyer and its subsidiaries.
"On or around December 1, 2021, our investigation identified potential unauthorized access to Meyer employee information ," explains the Meyer data breach notification.
"Meyer takes the protection of its employees' personal information seriously. Meyer is offering two years of identity protection services, at no cost, to affected employees and their dependents," concludes the data breach notification sent to impacted employees.
The Meyer entry on Conti's portal offers a ZIP file containing 2% of the data allegedly stolen by the ransomware gang during the cyberattack.