Turke & Strauss LLP, a leading data breach law firm, is investigating Honeywell International Inc. regarding its recent data breach. The Honeywell data breach involved sensitive personal identifiable information belonging to over 118,000 individuals.
ABOUT HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.:
Honeywell is a technology and manufacturing company that invents, engineers, and manufactures technologies for many different industries. Over the course of its 138 years, Honeywell has numerous impactful inventions under its name, such as the round thermostat, modern barcode, autopilot for planes, unleaded gasoline, and aerospace technologies. Today, Honeywell continues to influence numerous industries, including aerospace and travel, building technologies, energy, healthcare, life sciences, logistics and warehouses, retail, and utilities. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Honeywell has two additional locations, one in Markham, Ontario and the other in Madrid, Spain. A Fortune 100 company, Honeywell employs over 100,000 individuals and generates over $35 billion in annual revenue.
WHAT HAPPENED?
On June 3, 2023, Honeywell discovered that it had experienced a data breach in which the sensitive personal identifiable information in its system may have been accessed. Through its investigation, Honeywell determined that an unauthorized actor may have accessed this sensitive information through a vulnerability in the MOVEit file sharing platform used by Honeywell on May 27, 2023. On September 14, 2023, Honeywell began contacting individuals whose information may have been impacted. The type of information exposed includes:
- Name
- Social Security number
If you received a breach notification letter from Honeywell International Inc.:
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 Honeywell 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 free credit monitoring service provided by Honeywell International 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.