MalwareRetail & ConsumerRetailRansomwareData EncryptedData ExfiltratedEmployee Data InvolvedCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountEmploymentMinorMediumContained

E & J Gallo Winery

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Nov 17, 2020

Filed

Feb 19, 2021

To disclose

13 weeks

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

6 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for E & J Gallo Winery →3 incidents on file

E. & J. Gallo Winery experienced a ransomware incident between November 7 and November 17, 2020, discovered on November 17. Unauthorized access led to potential exfiltration of employee and applicant data, including SSNs, driver's licenses, and financial account numbers. The company engaged forensics, notified law enforcement, and offered credit monitoring.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 10 days

discovery → filing · 13 weeks / 94 days

Nov 7, 2020

Begins

Nov 17, 2020

Discovered

Feb 19, 2021

Filed

vs. sector median

+6 wks slower

This filing is one of 6 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Maine State AGbd_521fbb9c7a2d7cee2021-02-19Verified
Montana State AGbd_98a788bb6bc2f98c2021-02-19Candidate
Massachusetts State AGbd_c00c21d4d43137d92021-02-19Verified
Indiana State AGbd_e715ccee401432ab2021-02-19Verified

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New Hampshire State AGbd_3c98272db9406d1b2021-02-22 · +3dVerified

Name: E & J Gallo Winery
norm: e j gallo winery
Domain: ejgallo.com

Name: E & J Gallo Winery
norm: e j gallo winery
Domain: ejgallo.com
Industry: Retail & Consumerllm

Discovered: Nov 17, 2020
Breach occurred: Nov 7, 2020 – Nov 17, 2020
Undetected for: 10 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountEmploymentMinor
Data elements: Social Security numberDate of birth
Attack vector: Ransomware
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for ImpactT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial

During the incident: Activated our response plan
Engaged cybersecurity forensics firms to assist with the investigation and containment
Notified law enforcement and are cooperating with their investigation
Implemented additional measures to enhance our security protocols
Offering a complimentary one-year membership in Experian’s IdentityWorks Credit 3B
Changes made: Implemented additional measures to enhance our security protocols
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 13 weeks(94 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 6 filings · 6 states

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Maine State AGFeb 19 · first

Montana State AGFeb 19 · first

Massachusetts State AGFeb 19 · first

Indiana State AGFeb 19 · first

California State AGFeb 19 · first · this page

New Hampshire State AG+3d

Evidence ladder

Leak-site claim

Attacker assertion only. Establishes: claim date, group, alleged victim.

Press / market report

Unlocks: incident narrative, operational impact. Still no compliance clock.

State AG / regulator filingThis record

Unlocks: discovery date, data types, affected count, compliance clock.

SEC 8-K / victim statement

Unlocks: materiality, stated response, full audit trail. Ceiling removed.

Source URL: https://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-538155
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Feb 19, 2021
Raw hash: c2f46ddd3e2c1b421fbf160227779d7353890dba8b1751dc4c527b363d4fe7fc

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityE & J Gallo Winery

Victim entityE & J Gallo Winery

Incidentdiscovered Nov 17, 2020

Stated responseActivated our response plan

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceoag.ca.gov