Great Northern Corporation

The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported that Great Northern Corporation experienced a malware infection on September 5, 2020, resulting in unauthorized access to certain data. The breach affected a total of 5,097 individuals, including one Maine resident, and involved compromised personal information, specifically Social Security Numbers. Written notifications to affected individuals began on February 9, 2021, and identity theft protection services were offered for 12 months through TransUnion.

Source: https://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/1acf1e4c-b3e2-43f8-9837-b144ac91a655.shtml

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/great-northern-corporation

"id": "gre132072925",
"linkid": "great-northern-corporation",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "9/2020",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"

{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 5097,
                        'name': 'Great Northern Corporation',
                        'type': 'Corporation'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Malware',
 'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 5097,
                 'personally_identifiable_information': 'Social Security '
                                                        'Numbers',
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': 'Personal Information'},
 'date_detected': '2020-09-05',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2021-02-09',
 'description': 'The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported that Great '
                'Northern Corporation experienced a malware infection on '
                'September 5, 2020, resulting in unauthorized access to '
                'certain data. The breach affected a total of 5,097 '
                'individuals, including one Maine resident, and involved '
                'compromised personal information, specifically Social '
                'Security Numbers. Written notifications to affected '
                'individuals began on February 9, 2021, and identity theft '
                'protection services were offered for 12 months through '
                'TransUnion.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Social Security Numbers'],
            'identity_theft_risk': 'High'},
 'references': [{'source': 'Maine Office of the Attorney General'}],
 'response': {'communication_strategy': 'Written notifications to affected '
                                        'individuals',
              'third_party_assistance': ['TransUnion']},
 'title': 'Great Northern Corporation Malware Infection',
 'type': 'Malware Infection'}