Meyer

Meyer

The largest cookware distributor in the U.S, Meyer Corporation was targeted in a sophisticated cyber attack in October 2021.

The attackers gained access to personal information belonging to its employees and subsidiaries and stole data from their systems.

The breached data includes Full names physical address, date of birth, gender, ethnicity, Social Security number, and other personal information of its employees.

Source: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cookware-giant-meyer-discloses-cyberattack-that-impacted-employees/

TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/meyer-corporation

"id": "mey205313322",
"linkid": "meyer-corporation",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "10/2021",
"severity": "80",
"impact": "3",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with internal employee data leaks"
{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Cookware Distribution',
                        'location': 'United States',
                        'name': 'Meyer Corporation',
                        'type': 'Company'}],
 'data_breach': {'data_exfiltration': 'Yes',
                 'personally_identifiable_information': 'Yes',
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['Full names',
                                              'physical address',
                                              'date of birth',
                                              'gender',
                                              'ethnicity',
                                              'Social Security number',
                                              'other personal information']},
 'date_detected': '2021-10-01',
 'description': 'The largest cookware distributor in the U.S, Meyer '
                'Corporation was targeted in a sophisticated cyber attack in '
                'October 2021. The attackers gained access to personal '
                'information belonging to its employees and subsidiaries and '
                'stole data from their systems. The breached data includes '
                'Full names, physical address, date of birth, gender, '
                'ethnicity, Social Security number, and other personal '
                'information of its employees.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Full names',
                                 'physical address',
                                 'date of birth',
                                 'gender',
                                 'ethnicity',
                                 'Social Security number',
                                 'other personal information']},
 'title': 'Meyer Corporation Cyber Attack',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}
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