Chemical Company, Pride Solvent & Chemical, Hit in Cyberattack
INCIDENT
Avanel, New Jersey-based Pride Solvent & Chemical Co., Inc., Pride Solvent & Chemical Co. of NY, Inc., and Pride Solvent and Chemical Co. of New Jersey, Inc. suffered a cyberattack in March where personally identifiable information from its workers ended up stolen in the hack.
“On or about March 17, 2026, the company discovered it suffered a cybersecurity attack on its on-premises servers,” according to a notice to victims of the attack. “The company believes the cybersecurity attack occurred on or about March 13, 2026 through March 17, 2026.”
Upon discovery of the breach, the company retained outside counsel and engaged an independent forensic expert to begin an investigation.
Type of Malware
No Malware identified
Threat Source
No threat source identified