Hasbro Says Employee Data May Have Been Accessed in Security Incident
Summary
Hasbro says an investigation found current and former employees’ personal information may have been accessed. Massachusetts filings cite 436 affected residents; the company is offering identity-protection services. A link to a March cyberattack remains unclear.
Key points
- Hasbro’s investigation determined that some current and former employees’ personal information may have been accessed during a security incident earlier this year.
- Potentially affected information varies by person and may include names, contact details, national ID numbers and financial information.
- Hasbro’s notification to the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office lists 436 affected residents; the total number affected is unknown.
- Hasbro did not directly confirm whether the incident is connected to the cyberattack that targeted the company in late March.
- The March cyberattack led Hasbro to take some systems offline, causing disruptions; the company reported $11 million in direct cleanup costs and $25 million in delayed product sales.
- Hasbro said it is not aware of misuse of the personal information and is offering affected individuals identity-protection services.
Article Details
- Victim Organization
- Hasbro
- Incident Type
- Cyberattack and data breach; the investigation found that some current and former employees' personal information may have been accessed.
- Data Types Exposed
- Names
- Email addresses
- Postal addresses
- Phone numbers
- National ID numbers
- Financial information
- Affected Records
- 436 Massachusetts residents were reported as impacted; the total is unknown. The article estimates hundreds or a few thousand people may be affected.
- Operational Impact
- Hasbro took some systems offline in response to the late-March cyberattack, causing disruptions. The attack resulted in $11 million in direct cleanup expenses and delayed $25 million in product sales.
- Ransom Or Extortion
- No ransom or extortion was reported. No known cybercrime group had listed Hasbro on its leak website.
- Claim Status
- confirmed