Notice of Data Event

St. Petersburg, Florida – Great Bay Distributors, Inc. (“Great Bay”) is providing notice of an incident involving potential unauthorized access to personal information.

On or about December 16, 2023, Great Bay became aware of suspicious activity in its computer network. Great Bay immediately launched an investigation into the nature and scope of the incident with the assistance of third-party cybersecurity specialists. The investigation determined that an unknown actor gained access to certain parts of our network on or about December 16, 2023.

Following this determination, Great Bay began an in-depth process to identify the information that may have been contained in the impacted environment, identify the individuals whose information may have been impacted, and reviewed internal Great Bay records to identify address information for potentially impacted individuals. This process was completed on April 23, 2024. Great Bay is notifying individuals out of an abundance of caution as the investigation determined that certain information relating to them may have been accessed or acquired by an unknown unauthorized person.

Following the investigation, Great Bay determined that the following types of personal information may be affected: name, Social Security number, financial account information, driver’s license number, date of birth, health insurance information, medical information, and username and password. Great Bay is not aware of any attempted or actual misuse of individuals’ information.

Great Bay takes the confidentiality, privacy, and security of information in its care seriously. Upon learning of this incident, Great Bay took steps to implement additional safeguards and review our policies and procedures relating to data privacy and security. Great Bay is mailing letters to potentially affected individuals for whom it has an address.

If you have additional questions, please call 833-918-0952, 9 am to 9 pm EST, Monday through Friday, excluding holidays. You may also write to us at 2750 Eagle Ave N, St. Petersburg, FL 33716.

Great Bay encourages potentially impacted individuals to remain vigilant against incidents of identity theft and fraud by reviewing your account statements and monitoring your free credit reports for suspicious activity and to detect errors. Individuals may contact the three major credit reporting agencies for advice on how to obtain free credit reports and how to place fraud alerts and security freezes on credit files. The relevant contact information is below.

Under U.S. law you are entitled to one free credit report annually from each of the three major credit reporting bureaus. To order your free credit report, visit www.annualcreditreport.com or call, toll-free, 1-877-322-8228. You may also contact the three major credit bureaus directly to request a free copy of your credit report.

You have the right to place a “security freeze” on your credit report, which will prohibit a consumer reporting agency from releasing information in your credit report without your express authorization. The security freeze is designed to prevent credit, loans, and services from being approved in your name without your consent. However, you should be aware that using a security freeze to take control over who gets access to the personal and financial information in your credit report may delay, interfere with, or prohibit the timely approval of any subsequent request or application you make regarding a new loan, credit, mortgage, or any other account involving the extension of credit. Pursuant to federal law, you cannot be charged to place or lift a security freeze on your credit report. Should you wish to place a security freeze, please contact the major consumer reporting agencies listed below:

Experian

P.O. Box 9554

Allen, TX 75013

1-888-397-3742

www.experian.com/freeze/center.html

TransUnion

P.O. Box 160

Woodlyn, PA 19094

1-800-916-8800

www.transunion.com/credit-freeze

Equifax

P.O. Box 105788

Atlanta, GA 30348-5788

1-800-685-1111

www.eQuifax.com/personal/credit-report-services

In order to request a security freeze, you will need to provide the following information: Your full name (including middle initial as well as Jr., Sr., II, III, etc.); Social Security number; date of birth; If you have moved in the past five (5) years, provide the addresses where you have lived over the prior five years; Proof of current address, such as a current utility bill or telephone bill; A legible photocopy of a government-issued identification card (state driver’s license or ID card, military identification, etc.); If you are a victim of identity theft, include a copy of either the police report, investigative report, or complaint to a law enforcement agency concerning identity theft.

As an alternative to a security freeze, you have the right to place an initial or extended “fraud alert” on your file at no cost. An Initial fraud alert is a one-year alert that is placed on a consumer’s credit file. Upon seeing a fraud alert display on a consumer’s credit file, a business is required to take steps to verify the consumer’s identity before extending new credit. If you are a victim of identity theft, you are entitled to an extended fraud alert, which is a fraud alert lasting seven years. Should you wish to place a fraud alert, please contact any one of the agencies listed below:

Experian

P.O. Box 9554

Allen, TX 75013

1-888-397-3742

www.experian.com/fraud/center.html

TransUnion

P.O. Box 2000

Chester, PA 19016

1-800-916-8800

www.transunion.com/fraud-victim-resource/place-fraud-alert

Equifax

P.O. Box 105069

Atlanta, GA 30348

1-888-766–0008

www.equifax.com/personal/credit-report-services

Additional Information

Consumers may further educate themselves regarding identity theft, fraud alerts, credit freezes, and the steps they can take to protect your personal information by contacting the consumer reporting bureaus, the Federal Trade Commission, or their state Attorney General. The Federal Trade Commission may be reached at: 600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, D.C. 20580; www.identitytheft.gov; 1-877-ID-THEFT (1-877-438-4338); and TTY: 1-866-653-4261. The Federal Trade Commission also encourages those who discover that their information has been misused to file a complaint with them. Consumers can obtain further information on how to file such a complaint by way of the contact information listed above. Consumers have the right to file a police report if they ever experience identity theft or fraud. Please note that in order to file a report with law enforcement for identity theft, consumers will likely need to provide some proof that they have been a victim. Instances of known or suspected identity theft should also be reported to law enforcement and the relevant state Attorney General. This notice has not been delayed by law enforcement.
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