On April 10, 2023, Kibble Equipment (“Kibble”) filed a notice of data breach with the Montana Attorney General after learning that a third-party data breach at Rackspace Cloud Services compromised information that had been entrusted to Kibble. Based on the company’s official filing, the incident resulted in an unauthorized party gaining access to consumers’ sensitive information, although the exact information leaked in the Rackspace breach has not yet been confirmed. After confirming that consumer data was leaked, Kibble Equipment began sending out data breach notification letters to all individuals who were impacted by the recent data security incident.

If you received a data breach notification from Kibble Equipment or Rackspace, 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 Rackspace data breach, please see our recent piece on the topic here.

What We Know So Far About the Rackspace / Kibble Equipment Breach

News of the Kibble Equipment data breach is still fresh; however, what we know at this point comes from the company’s filing with the Montana Attorney General. According to this source, on January 12, 2023, Kibble was notified by one of its vendors, Razor Consulting, that one of Razor’s vendors, Rackspace Cloud Services, had experienced a data breach. Evidently, Kibble Equipment had provided Razor Consulting with data related to the preparation of customer exemption certificates and vendor W9 forms.

In response to learning about the Rackspace breach, Kibble Equipment reviewed the data provided by Razor to determine what, if any, consumer information was leaked. The Kibble investigation confirmed that certain consumer data was included among the breached information.

Upon discovering that sensitive consumer data was made available to an unauthorized party, Kibble Equipment began to review the affected files to determine what information was compromised and which consumers were impacted. However, Kibble Equipment has not yet publicly disclosed what types of data were leaked as a result of the Rackspace data breach.

On April 10, 2023, Kibble Equipment sent out data breach letters to all individuals whose information was compromised as a result of the recent data security incident.

More Information About Kibble Equipment

Kibble Equipment is a tractor dealer and servicer located in Owatonna, Minnesota. Kibble Equipment is a licensed seller of John Deere equipment, offering new and used tractors, skid steers, track loaders, excavators and wheel loaders. The company also services John Deere equipment as well as other brands of tractors and lawn and garden implements. Kibble Equipment employs more than 354 people and generates approximately $129 million in annual revenue.

About Rackspace

Founded in 1998, Rackspace Cloud Services is a software and IT company based in San Antonio, Texas. The company provides clients with a range of cloud-based solutions, including cloud adoption, optimization of existing strategies, data management, and cybersecurity. Rackspace employs approximately 7,200 people and generates roughly $3 billion in annual revenue.