Strauss Borrelli PLLC, a leading data breach law firm, is investigating Plaisted Companies, Inc. regarding its recent data breach. The Plaisted Companies data breach involved sensitive personal information belonging to an undetermined number of individuals.
ABOUT PLAISTED COMPANIES, INC.:
Plaisted Companies is a construction and landscaping materials company based in Minnesota. Today, Plaisted Companies offers more than 200 products for large commercial construction projects and home improvement, including sand and gravel, road base, aggregates, pavers, decorative rock, boulders, and mulch, horticultural products, engineered soils, peat products and mixes, and more.2 Headquartered in Elk River, Minnesota, Plaisted Companies employs over 100 individuals.
WHAT HAPPENED?
Recently, Plaisted Companies reported to the Attorney General of New Hampshire that it had experienced a data breach in which sensitive personal identifiable information in its care may have been accessed. According to the breach notice, in September 2024, Plaisted Companies experienced a network disruption.1 As a result, Plaisted Companies launched an investigation to determine the nature of the incident.
Through its investigation, Plaisted Companies confirmed that sensitive personal information in its systems may have been compromised by an unauthorized third party on or around September 4, 2024. As a result, Plaisted Companies began a review of the data to determine what information had been impacted as well as identify the specific individuals affected. The exact type of personal information potentially exposed has not been made publicly available by Plaisted Companies. However, according to state reporting guidelines, “personal information” can include the following types of information:
- Name
- Social Security number
- Driver’s license or other government identification number
- Account number, credit or debit card number, in combination with any required security code, access code, or password that would permit access to an individual’s financial account
On March 26, 2025, Plaisted Companies began mailing data breach notification letters to impacted individuals. Based on the breach notice sent to New Hampshire residents, Plaisted Companies 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 Plaisted Companies filed with the Attorney General of New Hampshire is below.
If you received a breach notification letter from Plaisted Companies, 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.
