On October 19, 2022, Flambeau, Inc. reported a data breach with the Attorney general of Maine after the company experienced what appears to be a cyberattack targeting its computer systems. According to Flambeau, the breach resulted in the names, dates of birth, addresses and Social Security numbers of affected parties being compromised. Recently, Flambeau 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. The Flambeau data breach is believed to have affected 10,447 people.

Anyone in receipt of a Flambeau data breach letter should be sure to take the necessary precautions. As we’ve discussed in prior posts, any time your Social Security number is leaked, it opens the door for criminals to conduct a wide range of frauds. However, by acting promptly, you may be able to reduce these risks.

More Information Regarding the Flambeau Data Breach

The available information regarding the Flambeau breach comes from the company’s filing with the Maine Attorney General’s Office. According to this source, on July 27, 2022, Flambeau experienced an incident that disrupted the company’s access to its computer systems. In response, the company secured its systems and launched an investigation with the assistance of an outside cybersecurity firm in hopes of learning more about the nature and scope of the incident, as well as whether any consumer data was leaked as a result.

On September 16, 2022, the company’s investigation confirmed that personal information in its possession was accessible to an unauthorized party. Upon discovering that sensitive consumer data was made available to an unauthorized party, Flambeau 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 first and last name, date of birth, mailing address, and Social Security number.

On October 19, 2022, Flambeau sent out data breach letters to all individuals whose information was compromised as a result of the recent data security incident.

Founded in 1947, Flambeau, Inc. is a manufacturing company based in Baraboo, Wisconsin. Specifically, Flambeau specializes in designing and creating injection molded and blow molded thermoplastic components, products, building of tools / tooling and fixtures, and contract manufacturing of complete assemblies. The company has multiple management groups, including the Automotive Group, Industrial Markets & Packaging Group, Retail Markets Group, Medical Markets Group and Tooling Group and its proprietary product divisions; ArtBin, Duncan, Flambeau Outdoors, Flambeau Fluid Systems, Flambeau Hardware, OrnaMates, and Flambeau Packaging & Storage Solutions. Flambeau employs more than 1,668 people and generates approximately $372 million in annual revenue.