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MalwareRetail & ConsumerRetailRansomwareData EncryptedRansom DemandedCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumResolved

Far Niente Winery

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Aug 21, 2017

Filed

Nov 15, 2017

To disclose

12 weeks

Affected

Not disclosed

Confidence

65%
Full breach record for Far Niente Winery2 incidents on file

Far Niente Winery experienced a ransomware incident on August 21, 2017, where an unauthorized individual encrypted files on the company's network and demanded a ransom. The attacker had access for several hours prior to encryption. Although there is no evidence data was viewed or obtained, affected individuals' names, addresses, and Social Security numbers were stored on the network. The company did not pay the ransom, restored files from backups, and offered one year of credit monitoring.

Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 12 weeks / 86 days

Aug 21, 2017

Begins

Aug 21, 2017

Discovered

Nov 15, 2017

Filed

vs. sector median

+5 wks slower

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.ConfirmedView incident

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.