General Electric Discloses Data Breach Affecting Present and Former Employees
General Electric (GE), a global Fortune 500 company, has acknowledged a data breach affecting present and former employees and their beneficiaries. Between February 3-14, 2020, an unauthorized user gained access to the email account of Canon Business Process Services, which GE contracts with to process employee documents.
According to GE, exposed sensitive documents include divorce, death, and marriage certificates, beneficiary information, support orders, as well as direct deposit and tax withholding forms. Additionally, driver’s licenses, passports, Social Security numbers, and banking account numbers were revealed.