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Data Breach Notifications
Entity Information
- Type of Organization: Other Commercial
- Entity Name: The GEO Group Inc.
- Street Address: 4955 Technology Way
- City: Boca Raton
- State, or Country if outside the US: Florida
- Zip Code: 33431
Submitted By
- Name: Chris Cwalina
- Title: Partner
- Firm name (if different than entity): Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP
- Telephone Number: 202-662-4691
- Email Address: chris.cwalina@nortonrosefulbright.com
- Relationship to entity whose information was compromised: outside counsel
Breach Information
- Total number of persons affected (including residents): Approximately 20,017
- Total number of Maine residents affected: Approximately 3
- If the number of Maine residents exceeds 1,000, have the consumer reporting agencies been notified:
- Date(s) Breach Occured: 07/17/2020 - 08/19/2020
- Date Breach Discovered: 08/19/2020
- Description of the Breach:
- External system breach (hacking)
- 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: 11/03/2020
- Copy of notice to affected Maine residents: EXPERIAN_F9031_The GEO Group Inc_L01_SAS_2.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: Experian's 2 year complimentary 3B credit monitoring