E & J Gallo Winery

One of the largest wineries in the United States. E & J Gallo Winery is a winery and distributor headquartered in Modesto, California. It is the largest wine producer in the world, producing over 3% of the world's entire annual supply of 35 billion bottles with an annual revenue of $5.3 billion it is also the largest family-owned winery in the United States.

E. & J. Gallo Winery experienced a ransomware incident between November 7 and 17, 2020, resulting in unauthorized access and encryption of files. The breach affected employee and customer data, including names, SSNs, driver's licenses, and financial account numbers. Gallo engaged forensic investigators, notified law enforcement, and offered one year of credit monitoring via Experian IdentityWorks.

E & J Gallo Winery reported an external system breach (hacking) occurring between November 7 and 17, 2020, discovered on January 15, 2021. The incident affected 19,176 individuals, including 6 Maine residents. Acquired data included names and financial account or credit/debit card numbers (with security codes/PINs). Gallo provided one year of credit monitoring and identity theft protection services via Experian.

E & J Gallo Winery reported a data breach to the Montana Attorney General. The breach was reported on 2021-02-19. The breach occurred from 11/7/2020 to 11/17/2020. 9 Montana residents were affected.

E. & J. Gallo Winery reported that a former employee obtained employee data without authorization on August 18, 2017. The company discovered the incident on August 30, 2017, immediately recovered the data, and reported it to law enforcement. Approximately 6,792 California residents were affected, with potential exposure of names, Social Security numbers, and financial account information. The company offered 12 months of credit monitoring.

E&J Gallo Winery reported a data breach to the Montana Attorney General. The breach was reported on 2017-09-15. The breach occurred on 8/30/2017. 1 Montana residents were affected.