Turke & Strauss LLP, a leading data breach law firm, is investigating Kiss Nail Products, Inc. regarding its recent data breach. The Kiss Nail Products data breach involved sensitive personal identifiable information belonging to an undetermined number of employees.
ABOUT KISS NAIL PRODUCTS:
Kiss Nail Products is a brand of Kiss Products, Inc., a personal care product company specializing in the manufacturing of nail products, eyelashes, cosmetics, and hair appliances. Accordingly, Kiss Nail Products offers a variety of nail goods including Salon Dip, acrylic nails, gel manicures, glue-on nails, and press-on manicures. Founded in 1989, Kiss Nail Products pioneered the DIY beauty product industry. Today, Kiss Nail Products prides itself as the leading global supplier of artificial nails and press on nail manicure kits. Headquartered in Port Washington, New York, Kiss Nail Products conducts business in over 100 countries worldwide.
WHAT HAPPENED?
On October 3, 2022, Kiss Nail Products discovered that it had experienced a data breach in which the sensitive personal identifiable information in its systems may have been accessed and acquired. Through its investigation, Kiss Nail Products determined that an unauthorized actor may have accessed and obtained this sensitive information by launching a ransomware attack on September 28, 2022. On March 17, 2023, Kiss Nail Products began contacting individuals whose information may have been impacted. The exact type of information has not been disclosed by Kiss Nail Products. However, according to state reporting guidelines, “personal information” can include the following types of information:
- Social Security number
- Driver’s license number
- Financial information
- Medical information
- Taxpayer information
- Personal identification number issued by the United States IRS
If you are a current or former employee of Kiss Nail Products:
We would like to speak with you about your rights and potential legal remedies in response to this data breach. Please fill out the form, below, or contact us at (608) 237-1775 or sam@turkestrauss.com.
If you were impacted by the Kiss Nail Products data breach, you may consider taking the following steps to protect your personal information.
- Carefully review the breach notice and retain a copy;
- Enroll in any free credit monitoring services provided by Kiss Products, Inc.;
- Change passwords and security questions for online accounts;
- Regularly review account statements for signs of fraud or unauthorized activity;
- Monitor credit reports for signs of identity theft; and
- Contact a credit bureau(s) to request a temporary fraud alert.