The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported that Geocomp Corporation experienced a data breach involving unauthorized access to information between September 24, 2021, and September 28, 2021. The breach affected 163 individuals in total, including 1 Maine resident, with Social Security numbers being the compromised data type. Written notifications were sent to affected individuals on December 22, 2021, and Geocomp is offering 24 months of credit monitoring services through TransUnion.
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/geocomp-geotestingexpress
"id": "geo314072625",
"linkid": "geocomp-geotestingexpress",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "9/2021",
"severity": "50",
"impact": "2",
"explanation": "Attack limited on finance or reputation"
{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 163,
'name': 'Geocomp Corporation',
'type': 'Corporation'}],
'customer_advisories': 'Offering 24 months of credit monitoring services '
'through TransUnion',
'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 163,
'personally_identifiable_information': 'Social Security '
'numbers',
'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
'type_of_data_compromised': 'Social Security numbers'},
'date_detected': '2021-09-24',
'date_publicly_disclosed': '2021-12-22',
'description': 'Unauthorized access to information involving Social Security '
'numbers.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Social Security numbers']},
'references': [{'date_accessed': '2021-12-22',
'source': 'Maine Office of the Attorney General'}],
'response': {'communication_strategy': 'Written notifications sent to '
'affected individuals'},
'title': 'Geocomp Corporation Data Breach',
'type': 'Data Breach'}