Security News > 2020 > March > GE Says Some Employees Hit by Data Breach at Canon
General Electric revealed last week that the personal information of some employees may have been compromised as a result of a data breach suffered by Canon Business Process Services.
In a data breach notification sent to affected individuals and submitted to the California Attorney General, GE said an unauthorized party gained access to a Canon email account containing documents belonging to some of its employees.
The breach occurred between February 3 and 14 and it resulted in the exposure of information belonging to current and former GE employees and beneficiaries entitled to benefits.
The documents exposed in this data breach were uploaded by or for GE employees and beneficiaries "In connection with Canon's workflow routing service." GE says its own systems are not affected by the incident.
Canon has not shared any information about the breach and it's unclear if GE is the only affected customer.
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