Turke & Strauss LLP,a leading data breach law firm, is investigating Citarella Operating, LLC and Lockwood & Winant Seafood, LLC, which does business as Citarella and Lockwood & Winant Seafood, regarding its recent data breach. The Citarella and Lockwood & Winant Seafood data breach involved sensitive personal identifiable information and protected health information belonging to over 5,400 individuals.
ABOUT CITARELLA AND LOCKWOOD & WINANT SEAFOOD:
Citarella and Lockwood & Winant Seafood is a family run, gourmet seafood restaurant and market chain. For over 100 years, Citarella and Lockwood & Winant Seafood has prided itself in offering the freshest seafood, a variety of high-quality meats, artisanal wines and cheeses, fresh produce, and other chef-made foods. Founded in 1912, Citarella and Lockwood & Winant Seafood started as a passion for owner Joe Guerrera, who grew up working in his family’s fish shop in Greenwich Village. Headquartered in New York, New York, Citarella and Lockwood & Winant Seafood operates seven locations across Manhattan, the Hamptons, and Greenwich, Connecticut.
WHAT HAPPENED?
On or around May 30, 2023, Citarella and Lockwood & Winant Seafood discovered that it had experienced a data breach in which the sensitive personal identifiable information and protected health information in its systems may have been accessed and acquired. Through its investigation, Citarella and Lockwood & Winant Seafood determined that an unauthorized actor may have accessed and obtained this sensitive information through a ransomware attack on or around February 10, 2023. On June 30, 2023, Citarella and Lockwood & Winant Seafood began contacting individuals whose information may have been impacted. The type of information exposed includes:
- Name
- Social Security number
- Driver’s license or government issued state identification number
- Date of birth
- Financial account information (e.g., credit card numbers, bank account numbers, account usernames and passwords)
- Health insurance information
- Medical treatment information
If you received a breach notification letter from Citarella and Lockwood & Winant Seafood:
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 Citarella and Lockwood & Winant Seafood data breach, you may consider taking the following steps to protect your personal information.
- Carefully review any breach notice and retain a copy;
- Enroll in any free credit monitoring services provided by Citarella Operating, LLC and Lockwood & Winant Seafood, LLC d/b/a Citarella and Lockwood & Winant Seafood;
- 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.