MalwareProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesRansomwareData ExfiltratedData EncryptedRansom DemandedIdentity (basic)Government IDHealth (basic)PHIMediumContained

THE GEO GROUP, INC.

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Aug 19, 2020

Filed

Nov 5, 2020

To disclose

11 weeks

Affected

1state residents only

Linked

7 filings

Confidence

67%

Full breach record for THE GEO GROUP, INC. →

The GEO Group, Inc. notified the New Hampshire Attorney General of a ransomware attack discovered on August 19, 2020. The incident affected approximately 1 New Hampshire resident, exposing personal information including names, SSNs, driver's license numbers, and medical/health data. The actor gained access, exfiltrated data, and deployed ransomware. GEO contained the attack, engaged forensic investigators, and notified the FBI. Remediation included EDR deployment, password resets, and 24 months of credit monitoring.

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Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 11 weeks / 78 days

Aug 19, 2020

Discovered

Nov 5, 2020

Filed

vs. sector median

8 wks faster

This filing is one of 7 filings about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (6) · sorted by filing gap

HHS OCRbd_51962359c517b50d2020-11-04 · +1dVerified
California State AGbd_308bf1db68e0f67c2020-11-03 · +2dVerified
Montana State AGbd_90155c399221de1e2020-11-03 · +2dVerified
Massachusetts State AGbd_9f57e2cd9e7ad18e2020-11-03 · +2dVerified

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Maine State AGbd_ec4ad47be937859e2020-11-03 · +2dVerified
Indiana State AGbd_f4607374fbca60072020-11-03 · +2dVerified

Name: Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP
norm: norton rose fulbright us

Name: THE GEO GROUP, INC.
norm: the geo
Domain: geogroup.com
Industry: Professional Servicesllm

Discovered: Aug 19, 2020
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Nov 3, 2020
Affected individuals: 1state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDHealth (basic)PHI
Data elements: Social Security numberDate of birthMedical information
Attack vector: Ransomware
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for ImpactT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Filed Legal Notice of Information Security Incident with the Office of the Attorney General, State of New Hampshire

During the incident: Engaged leading cybersecurity and forensic firms
Notified the Federal Bureau of Investigation
Severed all connections between the affected corporate servers, our facilities, data centers and corporate office
Reported the incident to, and is working closely with, the appropriate law enforcement authorities, including the FBI
Changes made: Deploying end point detection and response tools to monitor and quickly mitigate threats to GEO's network
A forced password reset
Strengthening security awareness training
Offering 24 months of complimentary credit monitoring and fraud protection services
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 11 weeks(78 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 7 filings · 7 states

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California State AGNov 3 · first

Montana State AGNov 3 · first

Massachusetts State AGNov 3 · first

Maine State AGNov 3 · first

Indiana State AGNov 3 · first

HHS OCR+1d

New Hampshire State AG+2d · this page

Evidence ladder

Leak-site claim

Attacker assertion only. Establishes: claim date, group, alleged victim.

Press / market report

Unlocks: incident narrative, operational impact. Still no compliance clock.

State AG / regulator filingThis record

Unlocks: discovery date, data types, affected count, compliance clock.

SEC 8-K / victim statement

Unlocks: materiality, stated response, full audit trail. Ceiling removed.

Source URL: https://mm.nh.gov/files/uploads/doj/remote-docs/geo-group-20201105.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Nov 5, 2020
Raw hash: 70c40c3f2a1266313c81eafdd688a401476075e8b9f4ecd17239409b097fa012

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (6) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityNorton Rose Fulbright US LLP

Victim entityTHE GEO GROUP, INC.

Incidentdiscovered Aug 19, 2020

Stated responseEngaged leading cybersecurity and forensic firms

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov