Nature’s Path Foods, Inc.

On October 19, 2023, Nature’s Path Foods, Inc. reported a data breach that occurred on March 24, 2023, when an unauthorized third party accessed their network. The breach potentially involved personal information including names, contact information, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, and employment information of individuals. The company is offering a complimentary one-year membership for credit monitoring and identity theft support to those affected.

Source: https://ago.vermont.gov/document/2023-10-31-natures-path-foods-data-breach-notice-consumers

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/nature's-path-foods

"id": "nat902072725",
"linkid": "nature's-path-foods",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "3/2023",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "3",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with internal employee data leaks"

{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Food and Beverage',
                        'name': 'Nature’s Path Foods, Inc.',
                        'type': 'Company'}],
 'customer_advisories': 'Offering complimentary one-year membership for credit '
                        'monitoring and identity theft support',
 'data_breach': {'personally_identifiable_information': True,
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['names',
                                              'contact information',
                                              'dates of birth',
                                              'Social Security numbers',
                                              'employment information']},
 'date_detected': '2023-10-19',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2023-10-19',
 'description': 'Unauthorized third party accessed the network of Nature’s '
                'Path Foods, Inc., potentially compromising personal '
                'information including names, contact information, dates of '
                'birth, Social Security numbers, and employment information.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['names',
                                 'contact information',
                                 'dates of birth',
                                 'Social Security numbers',
                                 'employment information'],
            'identity_theft_risk': 'High'},
 'references': [{'date_accessed': '2023-10-19',
                 'source': 'Nature’s Path Foods, Inc.'}],
 'response': {'communication_strategy': 'Offering complimentary one-year '
                                        'membership for credit monitoring and '
                                        'identity theft support'},
 'threat_actor': 'Unauthorized third party',
 'title': 'Nature’s Path Foods Data Breach',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}