GEE Group, Inc.suffered a data breach incident after an unauthorized party targeted it ina ransomware attack, and encrypted sensitive data located on its computer servers.
The breach compromised the names, addresses, birthdates and Social Security numbers belonging to certain individuals.
GEE reviewed the affected files and notified the affected individuals.
Source: https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/gee-group-inc-reports-data-breach-1668545/
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/gee-group
"id": "gee2232191022",
"linkid": "gee-group",
"type": "Ransomware",
"date": "6/2017",
"severity": "80",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"{'affected_entities': [{'name': 'GEE Group, Inc.', 'type': 'Company'}],
'attack_vector': 'Ransomware',
'data_breach': {'personally_identifiable_information': 'Yes',
'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
'type_of_data_compromised': ['Names',
'Addresses',
'Birthdates',
'Social Security numbers']},
'description': 'GEE Group, Inc. suffered a data breach incident after an '
'unauthorized party targeted it in a ransomware attack, and '
'encrypted sensitive data located on its computer servers. The '
'breach compromised the names, addresses, birthdates, and '
'Social Security numbers belonging to certain individuals.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Names',
'Addresses',
'Birthdates',
'Social Security numbers'],
'systems_affected': 'Computer servers'},
'motivation': 'Data Encryption and Exfiltration',
'ransomware': {'data_encryption': 'Yes'},
'response': {'communication_strategy': 'GEE reviewed the affected files and '
'notified the affected individuals.'},
'threat_actor': 'Unauthorized party',
'title': 'GEE Group, Inc. Data Breach',
'type': 'Data Breach'}