In a data-breach notice filed with the State of California, General Electric Company (GE) noted that it contracts with Canon to process various documents related to human resources matters.
“We are aware of a data security incident experienced by one of GE’s suppliers, Canon Business Process Services, Inc. We understand certain personal information on Canon’s systems may have been accessed by an unauthorized individual.” reads the statement sent by GE to BleepingComputer. “Protection of personal information is a top priority for GE, and we are taking steps to notify the affected employees and former employees.”
Breached data included divorce, death and marriage certificates; benefits information (beneficiary designation forms and applications for benefits such as retirement, severance and death benefits); and even medical child support orders. Other hacked info includes direct-deposit forms, driver’s licenses, passports, tax withholding forms, names, addresses, Social Security numbers, bank-account numbers, dates of birth and more.
The security breach did not impacted systems at GE or records of GE customers.
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