Linear Technologies, Inc. (“Linear”) is providing notice of a cyber event. This notice provides information about the event, Linear’s response, and the resources available to individuals to help protect their information from possible misuse, should they feel it appropriate to do so. The confidentiality, privacy, and security of information in our care is one of our highest priorities and we take this incident very seriously.  

 

What Happened? Linear became aware of suspicious activity within our environment and immediately took steps to secure our environment, validate the security of our systems, and investigate the activity. The investigation determined that an unknown actor accessed certain systems between February 11, 2025, and February 17, 2025, and during this time certain may have been accessed or copied.

 

What Information Was Involved? In general, Linear systems store information including name, Social Security number, address, and in limited cases health insurance information and date of birth.  This information may have been present in an impacted file and folder at the time of the event.     

 

What We Are Doing. Linear takes this event and the security of information in its care very seriously. Linear moved quickly to respond and investigate the suspicious activity, assess the security of its network, restore its systems, and notify potentially impacted parties. As part of its ongoing commitment to information security, Linear reviewed its existing policies and procedures and implemented additional security measures. Linear also notified federal law enforcement and relevant regulators.  

 

What You Can Do. Linear encourages individuals to remain vigilant against incidents of identity theft and fraud by reviewing their account statements and monitoring their free credit reports for suspicious activity and to detect errors. Suspicious activity should be reported to relevant parties, including banking or financial institutions. Additional information and resource are contained in the below Steps You Can Take to Protect Personal Information.

 

For More Information. If you have additional questions, please contact us at [email protected]

 

 

STEPS YOU CAN TAKE TO PROTECT PERSONAL INFORMATION

 

Monitor Accounts

 

Under U.S. law, a consumer is entitled to one free credit report annually from each of the three major credit reporting bureaus, Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion. To order a free credit report, visit www.annualcreditreport.com or call, toll-free, 1-877-322-8228. Consumers may also directly contact the three major credit reporting bureaus listed below to request a free copy of their credit report.

 

Consumers have the right to place an initial or extended “fraud alert” on a credit 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 consumers are the victim of identity theft, they are entitled to an extended fraud alert, which is a fraud alert lasting seven years. Should consumers wish to place a fraud alert, please contact any of the three major credit reporting bureaus listed below.

 

As an alternative to a fraud alert, consumers have the right to place a “credit freeze” on a credit report, which will prohibit a credit bureau from releasing information in the credit report without the consumer’s express authorization. The credit freeze is designed to prevent credit, loans, and services from being approved in a consumer’s name without consent. However, consumers should be aware that using a credit freeze to take control over who gets access to the personal and financial information in their credit report may delay, interfere with, or prohibit the timely approval of any subsequent request or application they make regarding a new loan, credit, mortgage, or any other account involving the extension of credit. Pursuant to federal law, consumers cannot be charged to place or lift a credit freeze on their credit report. To request a credit freeze, individuals may need to provide some or all of the following information:

 

1. Full name (including middle initial as well as Jr., Sr., II, III, etc.);
2. Social Security number;
3. Date of birth;
4. Addresses for the prior two to five years;
5. Proof of current address, such as a current utility bill or telephone bill;
6. A legible photocopy of a government-issued identification card (state driver’s license or ID card, etc.); and
7. A copy of either the police report, investigative report, or complaint to a law enforcement agency concerning identity theft if they are a victim of identity theft.

 

Should consumers wish to place a credit freeze or fraud alert, please contact the three major credit reporting bureaus listed below:

 

Equifax	Experian	TransUnion
https://www.equifax.com/personal/creditreport-services/	https://www.experian.com/help/	https://www.transunion.com/credithelp
1-888-298-0045	1-888-397-3742	1-800-916-8800
Equifax Fraud Alert, P.O. Box 105069 Atlanta, GA 30348-5069	Experian Fraud Alert, P.O. Box 9554, Allen, TX 75013	TransUnion Fraud Alert, P.O. Box 2000, Chester, PA 19016
Equifax Credit Freeze, P.O. Box 105788 Atlanta, GA 30348-5788	Experian Credit Freeze, P.O. Box 9554, Allen, TX 75013	TransUnion Credit Freeze, P.O. Box 160, Woodlyn, PA 19094

 

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 (1877-438-4338); 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. The New York Attorney General may be contacted at: Office of the Attorney General, The Capitol, Albany, NY 12224-0341; 1-800-771-7755; or https://ag.ny.gov.

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