E. & J. Gallo Winery

In November 2020, E. & J. Gallo Winery experienced a data breach due to unauthorized access to its systems, as reported by the California Office of the Attorney General in February 2021. The incident, which occurred between November 7 and November 17, 2020, exposed sensitive personal information of approximately 200,000 individuals. Compromised data included names, Social Security numbers, driver’s license numbers, passport numbers, financial account details, and credit/debit card information. The breach posed significant risks of identity theft, financial fraud, and reputational harm to the affected individuals. The company, a major player in the wine industry, faced potential legal and regulatory consequences, alongside the challenge of restoring trust among customers and stakeholders. The nature of the stolen data particularly financial and personally identifiable information (PII) heightened the severity of the incident, as such details are highly valuable to cybercriminals for malicious activities like fraud or phishing scams.

Source: https://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-538155

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/lifeatgallo

"id": "lif846082025",
"linkid": "lifeatgallo",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "11/2020",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"

{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': '200,000 individuals',
                        'industry': 'Beverages (Wine)',
                        'location': 'Modesto, California, USA',
                        'name': 'E. & J. Gallo Winery',
                        'type': 'Private Company'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Unauthorized Access',
 'data_breach': {'data_exfiltration': 'Likely',
                 'number_of_records_exposed': '200,000',
                 'personally_identifiable_information': ['Names',
                                                         'Social Security '
                                                         'numbers',
                                                         'Driver’s licenses',
                                                         'Passport numbers'],
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['Personally Identifiable '
                                              'Information (PII)',
                                              'Financial Information']},
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2021-02-19',
 'description': 'The California Office of the Attorney General reported a data '
                'breach involving E. & J. Gallo Winery. The breach occurred '
                'between November 7, 2020, and November 17, 2020, due to '
                "unauthorized access, potentially affecting individuals' "
                'names, Social Security numbers, driver’s licenses, passport '
                'numbers, financial account numbers, and credit/debit card '
                'numbers. Approximately 200,000 individuals were affected.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Names',
                                 'Social Security numbers',
                                 'Driver’s licenses',
                                 'Passport numbers',
                                 'Financial account numbers',
                                 'Credit/debit card numbers'],
            'identity_theft_risk': 'High',
            'payment_information_risk': 'High'},
 'references': [{'source': 'California Office of the Attorney General'}],
 'regulatory_compliance': {'regulatory_notifications': 'California Office of '
                                                       'the Attorney General'},
 'title': 'E. & J. Gallo Winery Data Breach (2020)',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}