Data Breach Notifications

Entity Information

  • Type of Organization: Other Commercial
  • Entity Name: Ricardo Defense, Inc.
  • Street Address: 300 E. Big Beaver Rd., Suite 180
  • City: Troy
  • State, or Country if outside the US: MI
  • Zip Code: 48083

Submitted By

  • Name: Michele Mrachina
  • Title: Vice President of Human Resources
  • Firm name (if different than entity):
  • Telephone Number: (248) 928-7303
  • Email Address: michele.mrachina@ricardodefense.com
  • Relationship to entity whose information was compromised: Employee

Breach Information

  • Total number of persons affected (including residents): 1,149
  • Total number of Maine residents affected: 2
  • If the number of Maine residents exceeds 1,000, have the consumer reporting agencies been notified:
  • Date(s) Breach Occured: 10/16/2023
  • Date Breach Discovered: 12/04/2023
  • Description of the Breach:
    • External system breach (hacking)
  • Information Acquired - Name or other personal identifier in combination with: Financial Account Number or Credit/Debit Card Number (in combination with security code, access code, password or PIN for the account)

Notification and Protection Services

  • Type of Notification: Written
  • Date(s) of consumer notification: 01/22/2024
  • Copy of notice to affected Maine residents: Ricardo - Notice of Data Event - ME.pdf
  • Date of any previous (within 12 months) breach notifications:
  • Were identity theft protection services offered: Yes
  • If yes, please provide the duration, the provider of the service and a brief description of the service: 12 months, Experian, and credit monitoring and identity theft protection services.