<div dir="ltr"><a href="https://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/prnewswire/press_releases/California/2018/04/13/SF65609">https://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/prnewswire/press_releases/California/2018/04/13/SF65609</a><br clear="all"><div><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><br></div></div><div dir="ltr"><p class="gmail-content__segment" style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-top:0px;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:"Guardian Text Egyptian ACBJ Web",Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;font-size:17.5px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial">Mise En Place Restaurant Services, Inc. ("MEP") announced today that it was subject to a ransomware attack, which may have potentially exposed some information of clients and individuals. At this time, MEP has no evidence that any business or personal information has been accessed or used inappropriately. </p><p class="gmail-content__segment" style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:"Guardian Text Egyptian ACBJ Web",Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;font-size:17.5px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><b style="box-sizing:border-box;font-weight:700">What Happened?</b></p><p class="gmail-content__segment" style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:"Guardian Text Egyptian ACBJ Web",Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;font-size:17.5px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial">On<span> </span><span class="gmail-xn-chron" style="box-sizing:border-box">March 15, 2018</span>, MEP discovered that part of its network was potentially subject to a ransomware attack. MEP immediately contacted its IT consultant, who began an investigation into the matter. Additionally, MEP hired a specialized, third-party, forensic IT firm to investigate and changed all network passwords. The specialized forensic IT firm has concluded its investigation and determined that there was unauthorized access to MEP's server between<span> </span><span class="gmail-xn-chron" style="box-sizing:border-box">March 6, 2018</span><span> </span>and<span> </span><span class="gmail-xn-chron" style="box-sizing:border-box">March 15, 2018</span>.</p><p class="gmail-content__segment" style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:"Guardian Text Egyptian ACBJ Web",Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;font-size:17.5px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><b style="box-sizing:border-box;font-weight:700">What Information Was Involved?</b></p><p class="gmail-content__segment" style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:"Guardian Text Egyptian ACBJ Web",Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;font-size:17.5px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial">The information may have included: full name; address; Social Security or Federal Identification Number; passport, driver's license, or resident card number; bank account and routing number; and the login information for a bank account, insurance or vendors, if provided to MEP. Each individual/entity may have been impacted differently. If you believe your information may have been maintained by MEP but you did not receive a written notice, please call 1-888-292-8414.</p><p class="gmail-content__segment" style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:"Guardian Text Egyptian ACBJ Web",Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;font-size:17.5px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><b style="box-sizing:border-box;font-weight:700">What We Are Doing.</b></p><p class="gmail-content__segment" style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:"Guardian Text Egyptian ACBJ Web",Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;font-size:17.5px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial">In addition to the steps immediately taken in response to this event, MEP remains vigilant in its efforts to protect confidential information and has already implemented additional safeguards to help prevent additional cyber-attacks. Further, MEP has notified the FBI, all applicable state agencies, and the three credit reporting bureaus.</p><p class="gmail-content__segment" style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:"Guardian Text Egyptian ACBJ Web",Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;font-size:17.5px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial">While MEP has no indication that any personal information has been accessed or used inappropriately, as an added precaution, MEP is also providing potentially impacted individuals with credit monitoring and an insurance reimbursement policy.</p><p class="gmail-content__segment" style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:"Guardian Text Egyptian ACBJ Web",Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;font-size:17.5px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><b style="box-sizing:border-box;font-weight:700">What You Can Do.</b></p><p class="gmail-content__segment" style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:"Guardian Text Egyptian ACBJ Web",Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;font-size:17.5px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial">MEP recommends those potentially impacted take following steps:</p><ol type="1" style="box-sizing:border-box;list-style-type:none;padding-left:0px;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:"Guardian Text Egyptian ACBJ Web",Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;font-size:17.5px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><li style="box-sizing:border-box;display:table">Establish and monitor free 90-day fraud alerts with the three credit reporting bureaus: Equifax (1-888-766-0008; P.O. Box 740241,<span> </span><span class="gmail-xn-location" style="box-sizing:border-box">Atlanta, GA</span><span> </span>30374), Experian (1-888-397-3742; P.O. Box 4500,<span> </span><span class="gmail-xn-location" style="box-sizing:border-box">Allen, TX</span><span> </span>75013), and TransUnion (1-800-680-7289; P.O. Box 2000,<span> </span><span class="gmail-xn-location" style="box-sizing:border-box">Chester, PA</span><span> </span>19022-2000).  </li><li style="box-sizing:border-box;display:table;margin-top:0.7em">Consider placing a credit freeze, which will make it more difficult for someone to open a new account.  For more information:<span> </span><a target="_blank" href="https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0497-credit-freeze-faqs" rel="nofollow" style="box-sizing:border-box;text-decoration:none;color:rgb(37,79,156)">https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0497-credit-freeze-faqs</a></li><li style="box-sizing:border-box;display:table;margin-top:0.7em">If you become a victim or suspect identity theft, file a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission at<span> </span><a target="_blank" href="https://identitytheft.gov/" rel="nofollow" style="box-sizing:border-box;text-decoration:none;color:rgb(37,79,156)">https://identitytheft.gov</a><span> </span>and law enforcement.  The FTC also provides detailed and specific information about identity theft on their website, which we recommend be reviewed.</li></ol><p class="gmail-content__segment" style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:"Guardian Text Egyptian ACBJ Web",Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;font-size:17.5px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial">Lastly, obtain a free credit report every year from the three credit bureaus at <span> </span><a target="_blank" href="http://www.annualcreditreport.com/" rel="nofollow" style="box-sizing:border-box;text-decoration:none;color:rgb(37,79,156);border-bottom:1px solid rgba(37,79,156,0.25);border-top-color:rgba(37,79,156,0.25);border-right-color:rgba(37,79,156,0.25);border-left-color:rgba(37,79,156,0.25)">www.annualcreditreport.com</a> and one year of complimentary credit monitoring and identity theft insurance has been purchased for you should you be potentially affected. </p><p class="gmail-content__segment" style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:"Guardian Text Egyptian ACBJ Web",Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;font-size:17.5px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><b style="box-sizing:border-box;font-weight:700">For More Information.</b></p><p class="gmail-content__segment" style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:"Guardian Text Egyptian ACBJ Web",Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;font-size:17.5px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial">If you have questions or need additional information, please call toll free number 1-888-292-8414, Monday through Friday, from<span> </span><span class="gmail-xn-chron" style="box-sizing:border-box">5 A.M. to 5 P.M. PST</span>.  You may also write MEP at 1639 11<sup style="box-sizing:border-box;font-size:13.125px;line-height:0;vertical-align:baseline">th</sup><span> </span>Street, Suite 107,<span> </span><span class="gmail-xn-location" style="box-sizing:border-box">Santa Monica, CA</span><span> </span>90404.</p><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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