A U.S. law firm is investigating True World Holdings, which owns fresh and frozen seafood wholesaler True World Foods, over a data breach the company suffered in late August.
Orlando, Florida, U.S.A.-based True World Foods, owned by True World Group out of Rockleigh, New Jersey, U.S.A., is the largest fresh fish distributor to high-end and mid-range sushi restaurants in North America.
The company self-reported the data breach, which featured unauthorized access being gained to its computer systems, to the Attorney General of the U.S. state of Maine.
Maine has a particularly strict data breach notification law that requires businesses to notify the Maine Attorney General's office if even a single Maine resident's personal information is compromised in a data breach, meaning any company holding data on Maine residents must report breaches affecting them, regardless of where the company is based.
The type of information potentially exposed includes individuals’ full names, social security numbers, and other sensitive information.
Law firm Federman & Sherwood, based in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S.A., launched an investigation into the breach soon after the self-report.
“True World immediately launched an investigation into the incident. An ongoing review of information gathered during the investigation determined that certain individuals’ personal and sensitive information was exposed and/or acquired by an unauthorized third party,” the law firm said.
Neither Federman & Sherwood nor True World Foods responded to SeafoodSource’s requests for comment.
True World Foods offers a range of premium products with a “decidedly Asian focus,” the company said on its website, including frozen seafood, non-seafood items, fresh produce, gourmet meats, dry grocery products, and a full line of restaurant tools, supplies, tableware, and equipment. Its Toyosu Express service provides fresh fish transported by air from the Toyosu Fish Market in Tokyo, Japan, daily to customers worldwide.
True World operates 30 independent locations throughout the world, including in North America, the United Kingdom, Spain, Japan, and South Korea.
