Data Breach Notifications

Entity Information

  • Type of Organization: Other Commercial
  • Entity Name: Great Northern Corporation
  • Street Address: 395 Stroebe Road, P.O. Box 939
  • City: Appleton
  • State, or Country if outside the US: WI
  • Zip Code: 54914

Submitted By

  • Name: Mark Radue
  • Title: Chief Financial Officer
  • Firm name (if different than entity):
  • Telephone Number: 920-831-2297
  • Email Address: mradue@greatnortherncorp.com
  • Relationship to entity whose information was compromised: Employee

Breach Information

  • Total number of persons affected (including residents): 5097
  • Total number of Maine residents affected: 1
  • If the number of Maine residents exceeds 1,000, have the consumer reporting agencies been notified:
  • Date(s) Breach Occured: 9/5/20
  • Date Breach Discovered: 12/21/20
  • Description of the Breach:
    • Other, External system breach (hacking)
    • If other, please specify: Ransomware incident
  • Information Acquired - Name or other personal identifier in combination with: Social Security Number

Notification and Protection Services

  • Type of Notification: Written
  • Date(s) of consumer notification: 2/9/20
  • Copy of notice to affected Maine residents: Notice of Data Event - GNC - ME Exhibit 1.pdf
  • Date of any previous (within 12 months) breach notifications:
  • Were identity theft protection services offered: Yes
  • If yes, please provide the duration, the provider of the service and a brief description of the service: 12 months, TransUnion through Epiq, identity and credit monitoring services.