Huntwood Industries Data Breach Affects 12,122 People

Published

September 30, 2025

Updated

September 30, 2025

Huntwood Industries

Types of INFORMATION affected

Names
Social Security Numbers
Dates of Birth
Addresses
Government IDs
Medical Info
Financial Info

On Aug. 9, 2025, Huntwood Industries, experienced ransomware attack that impacted its computer systems. Suspicious activity within the internal network was detected on Aug. 5, 2025, and within days, an unauthorized intruder deployed ransomware, disrupting operations.

A review completed on Aug. 29, 2025 determined that the data breach compromised the personally identifiable information (PII) of 12,122 Huntwood employees and their dependents. Exposed information included names, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, addresses and financial account information.

Huntwood Industries began notifying impacted individuals by mail on Sept. 26, 2025. The company reported the breach to the Maine Attorney General’s office and the Washington Attorney General’s office on the same day. Impacted individuals includes 9,612 Washington residents and one in Maine.

Huntwood Industries' response

Following the ransomware attack, Huntwood immediately identified and removed the unauthorized intruder from its systems and blocked further unauthorized activity. The company restored its systems using backup data. Huntwood is also offering affected individuals 12 free months of Experian IdentityWorks credit monitoring services.

If you receive notification from Huntwood Industries about this breach, you may want to:

Sign up for the free credit monitoring services, offered by the company.
Monitor your credit reports and financial accounts for any unusual activity.
Be alert for phishing emails or phone calls that may use your exposed information.
Consider placing a fraud alert or credit freeze with major credit bureaus.

For more information about the company, visit the official Huntwood website.

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