Seafood Processor, OBI Seafoods, Hit In Cyberattack
OBI Seafoods, LLC suffered a cyberattack involving personally identifiable information related to certain current and former workers and vendors of OBI and Ocean Beauty Seafoods, LLC (“OBS”).
The Seattle, Washington-based company said in a notice letter to 19,014 victims, it remains unaware of any reports of fraud or identity theft as a result of this incident. OBI said it became aware of the security incident on August 16, impacting a portion of its environment.
“Upon detection, OBI immediately took steps to secure its systems and engaged external cybersecurity specialists to assist with the investigation. OBI also notified federal law enforcement of the incident. Through the investigation, OBI determined that information related to current and former workers and vendors of OBI or OBS may (end up) involved.