On October 7, 2022, GEE Group, Inc. filed an official notice of a data breach with the Vermont Attorney General after an unauthorized party accessed and encrypted sensitive data located on its computer servers. According to GEE Group, the breach resulted in the names, addresses, birthdates and Social Security numbers being compromised. Recently, GEE Group sent out data breach letters to all affected parties, informing them of the incident and what they can do to protect themselves from identity theft and other frauds.

The GEE Group data breach letter suggests that the company was the target of a ransomware attack, which means that the stolen data may end up on the dark web if the company failed to meet the hackers’ demands. As we’ve discussed in a previous piece, ransomware attackers are notoriously aggressive and victims of these breaches face a significantly increased likelihood of identity theft.

What We Know About the GEE Group Data Breach

The available information regarding the GEE Group breach comes from the company’s filing with the Vermont Attorney General. According to this source, the company recently detected what appeared to be unauthorized access to its computer system after some of the data stored on its system was encrypted. In response, GEE Group eliminated all unauthorized access, contacted law enforcement, and began working with an outside cybersecurity firm to investigate the incident and determine what, if any, consumer information was leaked as a result.

The company’s investigation confirmed that an unauthorized party gained access to its computer systems and that some of the files contained sensitive information belonging to certain individuals.

Upon discovering that sensitive consumer data was made available to an unauthorized party, GEE Group began to review the affected files to determine what information was compromised and which consumers were impacted. While the breached information varies depending on the individual, it may include your name, address, date of birth and Social Security number.

On October 7, 2022, GEE Group sent out data breach letters to all individuals whose information was compromised as a result of the recent data security incident.

Founded in 1962, GEE Group, Inc. is a staffing company based in Jacksonville, Florida. The company connects qualified applications with temporary or permanent positions within its clients’ businesses. GEE Group provides professional staffing through the names General Employment, Access Data Consulting, Agile Resources, Ashley Ellis, Omni-One, Paladin Consulting and Triad. Gee Group also provides contract and direct hire professional staffing services through the following brands: Accounting Now®, SNI Technology, Legal Now, SNI Financial, Staffing Now, SNI Energy, and SNI Certes. The company also operates Scribe Solutions, a division focused on meeting the scribing needs of healthcare professionals. GEE Group employs more than 271 people and generates approximately $162 million in annual revenue.