The Maine Attorney General's Office reported that The GEO Group experienced a ransomware attack between July 17, 2020, and August 19, 2020, affecting approximately 20,017 individuals. The breach involved unauthorized access to personal information, including Social Security numbers. The incident was reported on November 3, 2020, and identity theft protection services were offered to affected individuals.
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/the-geo-group-inc
"id": "the122072625",
"linkid": "the-geo-group-inc",
"type": "Ransomware",
"date": "7/2020",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 20017,
'name': 'The GEO Group',
'type': 'Company'}],
'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 20017,
'personally_identifiable_information': True,
'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
'type_of_data_compromised': ['Social Security numbers']},
'date_detected': '2020-07-17',
'date_publicly_disclosed': '2020-11-03',
'description': "The Maine Attorney General's Office reported that The GEO "
'Group experienced a ransomware attack between July 17, 2020, '
'and August 19, 2020, affecting approximately 20,017 '
'individuals. The breach involved unauthorized access to '
'personal information, including Social Security numbers. The '
'incident was reported on November 3, 2020, and identity theft '
'protection services were offered to affected individuals.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Social Security numbers'],
'identity_theft_risk': 'High'},
'references': [{'date_accessed': '2020-11-03',
'source': "Maine Attorney General's Office"}],
'title': 'Ransomware Attack on The GEO Group',
'type': 'Ransomware'}