The California Office of the Attorney General reported on November 3, 2020, that The GEO Group Inc. experienced a ransomware attack that occurred on August 19, 2020. The breach potentially affected personal information including names, addresses, Social Security numbers, and other health-related data, but the exact number of individuals affected is unknown.
Source: https://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-195797
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/the-geo-group-inc
"id": "the322072925",
"linkid": "the-geo-group-inc",
"type": "Ransomware",
"date": "8/2020",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Corrections and Detention',
'name': 'The GEO Group Inc.',
'type': 'Company'}],
'data_breach': {'personally_identifiable_information': True,
'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
'type_of_data_compromised': ['names',
'addresses',
'Social Security numbers',
'health-related data']},
'date_detected': '2020-08-19',
'date_publicly_disclosed': '2020-11-03',
'description': 'The California Office of the Attorney General reported on '
'November 3, 2020, that The GEO Group Inc. experienced a '
'ransomware attack that occurred on August 19, 2020. The '
'breach potentially affected personal information including '
'names, addresses, Social Security numbers, and other '
'health-related data, but the exact number of individuals '
'affected is unknown.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['names',
'addresses',
'Social Security numbers',
'health-related data']},
'references': [{'date_accessed': '2020-11-03',
'source': 'California Office of the Attorney General'}],
'title': 'Ransomware Attack on The GEO Group Inc.',
'type': 'Ransomware'}