Dryden recently identified a cyber security incident involving its website environment. While there is currently no evidence that personal information was accessed, extracted,
disclosed or misused, unauthorised access to personal information cannot be conclusively ruled out.
Dryden identified the incident on early August 2026 and immediately commenced an investigation and response activities.
Approximately 4,100 individuals may have been affected by the incident. If you have received a notification from us, your information may have been involved.
Information that may have been involved includes:
No. There is currently no evidence that personal information was accessed, extracted, disclosed or misused. However, unauthorised access to personal information cannot be conclusively ruled out.
No. Our investigation has not identified any involvement of:
The information potentially involved relates primarily to contact details, business details and customer account numbers submitted through Dryden website forms.
We are notifying individuals as a precaution because unauthorised access to personal information cannot be conclusively ruled out. We believe it is important to be transparent and provide
potentially affected individuals with information that may help them remain alert to phishing, impersonation or scam activity.
Potentially affected individuals are people whose information was submitted through Dryden website forms, including general enquiries and sample pot requests.
Dryden has:
Yes. The affected website environment has been secured and additional security measures have been implemented.
We recommend remaining alert to unexpected e-mails, phone calls or text messages requesting personal information, customer account information or payment details.
If you are unsure whether a communication is genuine, please contact us using the official contact details provided below.
Because contact and business information may have been involved, we recommend remaining alert to phishing attempts, scam communications and impersonation attempts.
Be cautious of communications that:
There is currently no evidence of unauthorised activity on customer accounts arising from this incident. However, because customer account numbers may have been involved,
we recommend remaining alert to unusual account activity and contacting us if you have any concerns.
No. The website environment has been secured and additional security measures have been implemented.
No. Dryden will never ask you to pay a fee in relation to this incident. Be cautious of anyone claiming payment is required to protect your information or resolve the incident.
Yes. Dryden has notified the New Zealand Office of the Privacy Commissioner.
Do not:
unless you are confident the communication is genuine.
If the communication appears to relate to Dryden, please contact us using the details below.
Please contact:
Phone: 0800 800 424
E-mail: [email protected]
Yes. If our ongoing investigation identifies material new information relevant to affected individuals, we will provide further updates.
