Hoffman Construction Company Identifies and Addresses Data Security Incident News provided by Share this article Share this article PORTLAND, Ore., Feb. 12, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Hoffman Construction Company ("Hoffman"), a general contractor headquartered in the Pacific Northwest, recently announced that it identified and addressed a data security incident. On August 4, 2020, Hoffman determined that information contained on certain Hoffman systems had been affected by a security incident. Hoffman immediately disabled the affected systems, took steps to secure its network, and began an investigation. As part of the investigation, an independent computer forensic firm was engaged to help determine what happened and whether any personal information had been accessed without authorization. On December 16, 2020, Hoffman discovered that an unauthorized individual may have accessed information relating to its self-insured health plan between July 31, 2020 and August 4, 2020, including employee names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, and benefits information.