Monterey Mushrooms, Inc.

Monterey Mushrooms, LLC based in Watsonville, California, a business – retail or merchant entity reported a data breach to the Texas Attorney General. The breach was discovered on 2025-08-30 and reported on 2025-09-19. 2,311 Texas residents were affected. 9,717 individuals affected in total. Types of information involved: Name of individual;Social Security Number Information;Driver’s License number;Government-issued ID number (e.g. passport, state ID card). Consumers were notified via U.S. Mail.

Monterey Mushrooms, LLC notified the NH Attorney General of unauthorized access to its computer servers between August 2 and August 7, 2025. The incident affected one New Hampshire resident, whose name, Social Security number, and potentially driver's license or passport number were accessed. The company secured its network, launched an investigation, contacted law enforcement, and offered credit monitoring.

Monterey Mushrooms, LLC reported a data breach to the Massachusetts Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation. The breach was reported on 2025-09-18. 1 Massachusetts residents were affected.

Monterey Mushrooms, LLC reported an external system breach (hacking) affecting one Maine resident. Unauthorized access occurred between August 2 and August 7, 2025. The breach involved names, SSNs, and potentially driver's license/passport numbers. Notification was sent on September 18, 2025, offering one year of credit monitoring.

Monterey Mushrooms, LLC reported unauthorized access to its computer network between August 2 and August 7, 2025. The incident potentially exposed names, Social Security numbers, and in limited cases, driver's license or passport numbers. The company secured its network, launched an investigation, contacted law enforcement, and offered one year of identity protection services via Epiq.

Monterey Mushrooms reported a data breach to the Indiana Attorney General. The breach occurred on 2025-08-02 and was reported on 2025-09-18. 10 Indiana residents were affected.

Monterey Mushrooms, Inc. was initially established in 1971 as a single farm operation in Royal Oaks, California. Today, this multi-site business is headquartered in Watsonville, California, and has production, sales and administrative offices, internationally. Monterey is the country’s largest and only national marketer of fresh mushrooms, supplying products for sale to supermarkets, foodservice and ingredient manufacture operations, and for preparation of processed, canned, and frozen mushroom products. In 1999, the company furthered its expansion into the Midwestern and Southeastern regions via the acquisition of mushroom farms in Princeton, Illinois, and Orlando, Florida. Monterey also continued its expansion in the Pacific Northwest via contracted pounds from Canada - all pounds are packed and distributed under the Monterey Mushrooms label.

MONTEREY MUSHROOMS, LLC filed a data-breach notice with the Illinois Attorney General in September 2025 (case 25-09-457). The register records the breach as discovered on August 30, 2025. Personal information types reported: drivers license, passport number, ssn. Illinois does not publish the number of people affected — 815 ILCS 530/10 permits the Attorney General to publish only the entity name, the types of personal information and the date range.

Monterey Mushrooms, founded in 1971 and headquartered in Watsonville, California, is a multinational company that cultivates, packs, and distributes fresh market mushrooms for retail, foodservice, and ingredient markets. Its product portfolio includes various types of mushrooms, such as white, brown, specialty, and organic mushrooms.

Monterey Mushrooms, Inc. was initially established in 1971 as a single farm operation in Royal Oaks, California. Today, this multi-site business is headquartered in Watsonville, California, and has production, sales and administrative offices, internationally. Monterey is the country’s largest and only national marketer of fresh mushrooms, supplying products for sale to supermarkets, foodservice and ingredient manufacture operations, and for preparation of processed, canned, and frozen mushroom products. In 1999, the company furthered its expansion into the Midwestern and Southeastern regions via the acquisition of mushroom farms in Princeton, Illinois, and Orlando, Florida. Monterey also continued its expansion in the Pacific Northwest via contracted pounds from Canada - all pounds are packed and distributed under the Monterey Mushrooms label.