Government Employees Insurance Company

The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported that Government Employees Insurance Company (GEICO) experienced a data breach impacting a total of 131,913 individuals, including 102 residents of Maine. The breach, discovered on March 1, 2021, involved unauthorized access to driver's license numbers due to an external system breach (hacking) occurring between January 23, 2021 and March 1, 2021. Identity theft protection services were offered for 12 months through IdentityForce.

Source: https://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/ce2d4393-66cb-45ae-94f9-e0f5e0bad3e4.shtml

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/geico

"id": "gei428072525",
"linkid": "geico",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "1/2021",
"severity": "50",
"impact": "2",
"explanation": "Attack limited on finance or reputation"

{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 131913,
                        'industry': 'Insurance',
                        'name': 'Government Employees Insurance Company '
                                '(GEICO)',
                        'type': 'Insurance Company'}],
 'attack_vector': 'External System Breach (Hacking)',
 'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 131913,
                 'personally_identifiable_information': "Driver's License "
                                                        'Numbers',
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': "Driver's License Numbers"},
 'date_detected': '2021-03-01',
 'description': 'The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported that '
                'Government Employees Insurance Company (GEICO) experienced a '
                'data breach impacting a total of 131,913 individuals, '
                'including 102 residents of Maine. The breach, discovered on '
                "March 1, 2021, involved unauthorized access to driver's "
                'license numbers due to an external system breach (hacking) '
                'occurring between January 23, 2021 and March 1, 2021. '
                'Identity theft protection services were offered for 12 months '
                'through IdentityForce.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ["Driver's License Numbers"],
            'identity_theft_risk': 'High'},
 'references': [{'source': 'Maine Office of the Attorney General'}],
 'response': {'third_party_assistance': ['IdentityForce']},
 'title': 'GEICO Data Breach',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}