By Gregory Hale
Structural and Steel Products, a Fort Worth, Texas-based manufacturer and distributor of steel products for highway construction and other infrastructure projects suffered a cyberattack in January and is just now informing victims of the hack their personally identifiable information ended up stolen in the hack.
The incident occurred January 24 and the company disclosed the information September 25. That is when Structural and Steel Products notified the Texas Attorney General’s Office of a data security incident affecting 896 Texas residents. It also said 1,143 records ended up stolen in the hack.
Information stolen in the hack include: Name of individual, Social Security Number, driver’s license number, government-issued ID number (e.g. passport, state ID card), and financial information (e.g. account number, credit or debit card number).
The specific cause of the incident, including whether it stemmed from a ransomware attack, unauthorized network intrusion, a compromised employee account, or another vector, was not available in the filing with the Texas Attorney General’s office.
Like most manufacturing and distribution companies, it maintains records containing personal information about employees, and potentially contractors or business contacts, as part of its normal payroll, human resources, and business operations.
Structural and Steel Products manufactures and distributes structural steel products used primarily in highway construction, including overhead sign structures and related infrastructure components, operating out of Fort Worth.
No further information was immediately available on what kind of attack it was and who was behind it.
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