Turke & Strauss LLP, a leading data breach law firm, is investigating Fincantieri Marine Group, LLC regarding its recent data breach. The Fincantieri Marine Group data breach involved sensitive personal identifiable information belonging to over 16,000 individuals.
ABOUT FINCANTIERI MARINE GROUP, LLC:
Fincantieri Marine Group is a shipbuilding company focused on the naval and commercial sector. Established in the late 1700s, Fincantieri Marine Group specializes in building, repairing, and sustaining a variety of maritime vessels, including military vessels, highly specialized support vessels, ferries, cruise ships, and mega yachts. Today, Fincantieri Marine Group is the US division of FINCANTIERI, one of the world’s largest shipbuilders, and is comprised of three Great Lakes shipyards: Fincantieri Marinette Marine, Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding, and Fincantieri ACE Marine.2 Headquartered in Washington, D.C., Fincantieri Marine Group employs more than 2,000 individuals.
WHAT HAPPENED?
On or about April 12, 2023, Fincantieri Marine Group discovered that it had experienced a data breach in which sensitive personal identifiable information in its systems may have been accessed and encrypted. Through its investigation, Fincantieri Marine Group determined that an unauthorized actor may have accessed this sensitive information between April 6, 2023, and April 12, 2023. On January 5, 2024, Fincantieri Marine Group began notifying individuals whose information may have been impacted. The type of information potentially exposed includes:
- Name
- Social Security number
If you received a breach notification letter from Fincantieri Marine Group, LLC:
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 Fincantieri Marine Group 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 Fincantieri Marine Group, LLC:
- 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.