On October 11, 2022, BBRG TR, LLC, as well as several other seemingly related entities, including BBRG Woburn, LLC, BBRG Waterfront, LLC, and BBRG Newport, LLC, filed a notice of a data breach with the Attorney General of Massachusetts after an unauthorized party was able to gain access to the companies’ computer networks. According to BBRG, the breach resulted in the names, Social Security numbers, driver’s license numbers, passport numbers, credit or debit card information, financial account information, and health insurance information belonging to certain individuals being compromised. Recently, BBRG sent out data breach letters to all affected parties, informing them of the incident and what they can do to protect themselves from identity theft and other frauds.

What We Know About the BBRG Data Breach

The available information regarding the BBRG breach comes from the company’s filing with the various state attorneys’ general offices, including those in Massachusetts and New Hampshire. According to these sources, on around April 6, 2022, BBRG detected unusual activity within its computer network. While the company did not elaborate on the nature of this activity, in response, BBRG secured its servers and then enlisted the assistance of third-party cybersecurity specialists to investigate the incident and determine what, if any, consumer data was leaked as a result of the unauthorized access.

The company’s investigation confirmed that the unauthorized party was able to access files containing sensitive information belonging to certain individuals.

Upon discovering that sensitive consumer data was made available to an unauthorized party, BBRG began to review the affected files to determine what information was compromised and which consumers were impacted. While the breached information varies depending on the individual, it may include your name, Social Security number, driver’s license number, passport number, credit or debit card information, financial account information, and health insurance information.

On October 11, 2022, BBRG sent out data breach letters to all individuals whose information was compromised as a result of the recent data security incident.

If you received a data breach notification, it is essential you understand what is at risk and what you can do about it. To learn more about how to protect yourself from becoming a victim of fraud or identity theft and what your legal options are in the wake of the BBRG data breach, please see our recent piece on the topic here.