Strauss Borrelli PLLC, a leading data breach law firm, is investigating Galliker’s Dairy Company (“Galliker’s”) regarding its recent data breach. The Galliker’s data breach may have involved sensitive personal information and protected health information belonging to an undetermined number of individuals.
ABOUT GALLIKER’S DAIRY COMPANY:
Galliker’s is a dairy product producer based in Pennsylvania. Since its founding in 1914, Galliker’s has expanded, diversified its products, acquired various businesses, and turned into one of Pennsylvania’s largest dairy enterprises, processing and distributing ice cream, milk, iced tea, juice, and drinks throughout 10 states from New York to Kentucky.3 Headquartered in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, Galliker’s employs over 300 individuals.
WHAT HAPPENED?
Recently, Galliker’s announced that it had experienced a data breach in which sensitive personal identifiable information and protected health information in its systems may have been accessed and acquired. According to the breach notice, on June 23, 2024, Galliker’s became aware of suspicious activity on its third-party hosted, cloud-based environment.1 As a result, Galliker’s launched an investigation to determine the nature of the incident.
Through its investigation, Galliker’s confirmed that sensitive personal information belonging to current and former employees in its systems may have been viewed and taken by an unauthorized third party between June 23 and June 24, 2024. As a result, Galliker’s 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
- Driver’s license number
- Financial account information
- Medical information
- Health insurance information
- Username and password
As a result of the data breach, Galliker’s posted a notice of the incident on its website. Additionally, Galliker’s has begun sending breach notification letters to impacted individuals. Based on the website breach notice, Galliker’s 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 that Galliker’s posted to its website is below.
If you are a received a breach notification letter from Galliker’s Dairy Company:
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.
