Turke & Strauss LLP, a leading data breach law firm, is investigating Villager Construction Inc. (“Villager”) regarding its recent data breach. The Villager data breach involved sensitive personal identifiable information belonging to over 1,300 individuals.
ABOUT VILLAGER CONSTRUCTION INC.:
Villager is a privately owned, full-service highway construction company based in New York. Founded in 1980, Villager provides all aspects of road construction, including excavating, paving, milling, storm water and sanitary sewer reconstruction and installation, waterline installation, and concrete work.2 In its role as general contractor, sub-contractor, or project manager, Villager employs over 200 highly-skilled project managers, superintendents, foremen, operators, laborers, and drivers, who together handle bonded work for local municipalities, state, and federal agencies ranging from $5,000 to $25 million per project.3 Headquartered in Fairport, New York, Villager has an additional office in Gaffney, South Carolina.
WHAT HAPPENED?
On May 31, 2023, Villager discovered that it had experienced a data breach in which sensitive personal identifiable information in its systems may have been accessed and acquired. Through its investigation, Villager determined that an unknown, unauthorized actor may have accessed and acquired this sensitive information between May 24 and May 31, 2023. On January 9, 2023, Villager began notifying individuals whose information may have been impacted. The type of information potentially exposed includes:
- Name
- Social Security number
If you have received a breach notification letter from Villager Construction Inc.:
We would like to speak with you about your rights and potential legal remedies in response to this data breach. Please fill out the form, below, or contact us at (608) 237-1775 or sam@turkestrauss.com.
If you were impacted by the Villager data breach, you may consider taking the following steps to protect your personal information.
- Carefully review the breach notice and retain a copy;
- Enroll in any free credit monitoring services provided by Villager Construction Inc.:
- Change passwords and security questions for online accounts;
- Regularly review account statements for signs of fraud or unauthorized activity;
- Monitor credit reports for signs of identity theft; and
- Contact a credit bureau(s) to request a temporary fraud alert.