Strauss Borrelli PLLC, a leading data breach law firm, is investigating B. Riley Financial, Inc. (“B. Riley”) regarding its recent data breach. The B. Riley data breach involved personal identifiable information belonging to an unknown number of individuals.
ABOUT B. RILEY FINANCIAL, INC.:
B. Riley is a financial services company based in California. Founded in 1997, B. Riley provides collaborative solutions tailored to fit the capital raising and business advisory needs of its clients and partners.2 Today, B. Riley operates through several subsidiaries that offer a diverse range of complementary end-to-end capabilities spanning investment banking and institutional brokerage, private wealth and investment management, financial consulting, corporate restructuring, operations management, risk and compliance, due diligence, forensic accounting, litigation support, appraisal and valuation, auction and liquidation services.2 Headquartered in Los Angeles, B. Riley has offices across the United States and internationally, and employs over 1,000 individuals.
WHAT HAPPENED?
On April 5, 2024, Targus International, LLC and certain affiliates (collectively, “Targus”), each of which is an indirect subsidiary of B. Riley, discovered that a threat actor gained unauthorized access to certain of Targus’ file systems. On the same day, B. Riely reported the incident in a Form 8-K filing with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. Recently, Targus reported this breach to the Attorney General of California. According to the breach notice, on or around October 9, 2024, Targus confirmed that personal information was affected. While the information impacted varies depending on the individual, the type of information potentially exposed includes:
- Name
- Social Security number
On November 21, 2024, Targus began mailing data breach notification letters to impacted individuals. Based on the breach notice sent to California residents, Targus is providing affected individuals with a list of the specific types of sensitive information impacted and complimentary credit monitoring services. A link to the form breach notification letters that Targus filed with the Attorney General of California is below.
If you have received a breach notice from Targus International LLC, or otherwise believe you have been impacted by the B. Riley Financial, Inc. data breach:
We would like to speak with you about your rights and potential legal remedies in response to this data breach. Please fill out the form, below, or contact us at 872.263.1100 or sam@straussborrelli.com.
