Panda Restaurant Group, Inc.
NOTICE: If you received a NOTICE OF DATA BREACH letter from Panda Restaurant Group, contact the Arnold Law Firm at (916) 777-7777 to discuss your legal options, or submit a confidential here.
On April 30, 2024, Panda Restaurant Group, Inc. (“Panda”) reported a cybersecurity incident (“Data Breach”) to the Office of the Maine Attorney General. This public report came after Panda detected suspicious activity in its network on March 10, 2024. A subsequent investigation revealed that an unauthorized party had accessed Panda’s network between March 7 and 11, 2024. On April 15, 2024, Panda confirmed that the compromised files included full names, Social Security numbers, and dates of birth.
On April 30, 2024, the same day as the report to the Office of Maine Attorney General, Panda began sending data breach notification letters to those impacted. These notification letters provided a list of the compromised information and offered complimentary credit monitoring services. Currently, there is no available information on the number of individuals affected. As the Data Breach was only recently announced, Panda has yet to release any additional details. If you received a Breach Letter from Panda, it means you were affected by the Data Breach.
Founded in 1973, Panda Restaurant Group is the largest Asian-American restaurant chain in the United States, with 2,200 branches and approximately over 30,000 employees. As the parent company of Panda Express, Panda Inn, and Hibachi-San, Panda has reportedly generated revenue of $5.4 billion in 2023.
WHAT INFORMATION IS INVOLVED?
The type of compromised information varied among individuals and potentially included:
- Full Names
- Social Security Numbers (SSNs)
- Dates of Birth
This information is referred to as your Personally Identifiable Information (“PII”). It provides critical details about you and is an integral part of your identity. Businesses are legally required to protect this information, or they risk incurring statutory penalties and other legal repercussions. When PII is stolen, it can be used by identity thieves to commit fraudulent activities using your identity.
The best way to protect yourself after a data breach is to sign up for credit and identity protection services as soon as possible. California offers extra protections and legal rights to its residents through the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”).
NOTICE: If you received a NOTICE OF DATA BREACH letter from Panda Restaurant Group, contact the Arnold Law Firm at (916) 777-7777 to discuss your legal options, or submit a confidential here.