Strauss Borrelli PLLC, a leading data breach law firm, is investigating Central Valley Meat Co. Inc. (“Central Valley Meat”) regarding its recent data breach. The Central Valley Meat data breach may have involved sensitive personal information belonging to an undetermined number of individuals.
ABOUT CENTRAL VALLEY MEAT CO. INC.:
Central Valley Meat is a full line beef harvesting operation based in California. Founded in 1990, Central Valley Meat processes over 1500 beef cattle a day and offers a variety of graded and non-graded boxed beef cuts, trimmings, and offal products to processors, food service, and retail customers.2 Today, Central Valley Meat is a part of a family of companies that includes Coelho Meat Co., CLW Foods Inc., and Triple C Trucking.3 Headquartered in Hanford, California, Central Valley Meat employs over 500 individuals.
WHAT HAPPENED?
Recently, Central Valley Meat reported to the Attorney General of California that the sensitive personal identifiable information in its care may have been compromised. According to the breach notice, on May 23, 2024, Central Valley Meat identified suspicious activity on its computer systems that impacted operations.1 As a result, Central Valley Meat launched an investigation to determine the nature of the incident.
Through its investigation, Central Valley Meat confirmed that sensitive personal information in its systems may have been accessed or acquired by an unauthorized third party during the breach. As a result, Central Valley Meat began a review of the data to determine what information had been impacted as well as identify the specific individuals affected. While the information impacted varies depending on the individual, the type of information potentially exposed includes:
- Name
- Social Security number
On December 30, 2024, Central Valley Meat began mailing data breach notification letters to impacted individuals. Based on the breach notices provided to the California residents, Central Valley Meat is providing affected individuals with a list of the information impacted and 12 months complimentary identity monitoring services. A link to the form breach notification letter that Central Valley Meat filed with the Attorney General of California is below.
If you received a breach notification letter from Central Valley Meat Co. Inc.:
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.
