Strauss Borrelli PLLC, a leading data breach law firm, is investigating EPI Breads, regarding its recent data breach. The EPI Breads data breach may have involved sensitive personal identifiable information belonging to over 10,000 individuals.
ABOUT EPI BREADS:
EPI Breads is a bakery based in Atlanta. Founded in 1985, EPI Breads produces a wide variety of customized breads, including hoagies, sub rolls, table breads, sliced loaves, buns, artisan breads and specialty breads.3 Today, EPI Breads offers these products to independent restaurants, national restaurant chains, grocers, and distributors in all 50 states.4 Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, EPI Breads has an additional location in Muskegon, Michigan, and employs over 500 individuals.
WHAT HAPPENED?
Recently, EPI Breads reported to the Attorney General of Maine that it had experienced a data breach in which sensitive personal identifiable information in its systems may have been accessed. According to the breach notice, on August 22, 2024, EPI Breads learned of unusual activity involving certain systems in its network.1 As a result, EPI Breads launched an investigation to determine the nature of the incident.
Through its investigation, EPI Breads confirmed that sensitive personal information in its systems may have been compromised by an unauthorized third party during the incident. As a result, EPI Breads began a review of the data to determine what information had been impacted as well as identify the specific individuals affected. On September 17, 2024, EPI Breads completed this review. The exact type of personal information potentially exposed has not been made publicly available by EPI Breads. However, according to state reporting guidelines, “personal information” can include the following types of information:
- Name
- Social Security number
- Driver’s license or state identification card number
- Account number, credit card number or debit card number, if circumstances exist wherein such a number could be used without additional identifying information, access codes or passwords
- Account passwords or personal indemnification numbers or other access codes
On October 30, 2024, EPI Breads began mailing data breach notification letters to impacted individuals. Based on the breach notice sent to Maine residents, EPI Breads is providing affected individuals with a list of the specific types of sensitive information impacted and 12 months of complimentary credit monitoring services. A link to the form breach notification letters that EPI Breads filed with the Attorney General of Maine is below.
If you received a breach notification letter from EPI Breads:
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.
