The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported that the Greater New York Mutual Insurance Company experienced a data breach on May 23, 2021, involving an external system breach (hacking) and potentially affecting approximately 33,959 individuals. The notification to affected residents in Maine, totaling 41, will be sent by October 22, 2021. Compromised information may include Social Security Numbers, Driver's License Numbers, Bank account information, and Medical payment information.
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/greater-new-york-insurance-companies
"id": "gre918072525",
"linkid": "greater-new-york-insurance-companies",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "5/2021",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"
{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 33959,
'industry': 'Insurance',
'location': 'New York',
'name': 'Greater New York Mutual Insurance Company',
'type': 'Insurance Company'}],
'attack_vector': 'External System Breach (Hacking)',
'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 33959,
'personally_identifiable_information': True,
'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
'type_of_data_compromised': ['Social Security Numbers',
"Driver's License Numbers",
'Bank account information',
'Medical payment information']},
'date_detected': '2021-05-23',
'description': 'The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported that the '
'Greater New York Mutual Insurance Company experienced a data '
'breach on May 23, 2021, involving an external system breach '
'(hacking) and potentially affecting approximately 33,959 '
'individuals. The notification to affected residents in Maine, '
'totaling 41, will be sent by October 22, 2021. Compromised '
"information may include Social Security Numbers, Driver's "
'License Numbers, Bank account information, and Medical '
'payment information.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Social Security Numbers',
"Driver's License Numbers",
'Bank account information',
'Medical payment information']},
'references': [{'source': 'Maine Office of the Attorney General'}],
'title': 'Greater New York Mutual Insurance Company Data Breach',
'type': 'Data Breach'}