McMenamins confirms employee data was compromised in ransomware attack

Internal employee data as far back as 1998 was compromised. The company is offering identity and credit protection services for current and former staff.

PORTLAND, Ore. — Portland restaurant and hotel chain McMenamins confirmed last week that a recent ransomware attack compromised the company’s internal employee data, affecting staff records as far back as 1998.

McMenamins announced on Dec. 15 that it had been targeted by a ransomware attack that might have compromised employee data, although the company said at the time that it did not yet know whether the intruders had been able to access the data. No customer data was impacted, the company said.

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