MalwareProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesRansomwareData EncryptedCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDHealth (basic)PHIMediumContained

THE GEO GROUP, INC.

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Aug 19, 2020

Filed

Nov 3, 2020

To disclose

11 weeks

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

7 filings

Confidence

64%

Full breach record for THE GEO GROUP, INC. →

The GEO Group Inc. experienced a ransomware attack discovered on August 19, 2020, with unauthorized access occurring between July 17 and August 19, 2020. The incident potentially exposed personal information including names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, driver's license numbers, and medical treatment information. GEO severed network connections, engaged forensic experts, notified the FBI, and implemented additional security protocols. Affected individuals were offered two years of Experian IdentityWorks.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 33 days

discovery → filing · 11 weeks / 76 days

Jul 17, 2020

Begins

Aug 19, 2020

Discovered

Nov 3, 2020

Filed

vs. sector median

9 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

Montana State AGbd_90155c399221de1e2020-11-03Verified
Massachusetts State AGbd_9f57e2cd9e7ad18e2020-11-03Verified
Maine State AGbd_ec4ad47be937859e2020-11-03Verified
Indiana State AGbd_f4607374fbca60072020-11-03Verified

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HHS OCRbd_51962359c517b50d2020-11-04 · +1dVerified
New Hampshire State AGbd_11272c6ffb5e8ebf2020-11-05 · +2dVerified

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

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

Discovered: Aug 19, 2020
Breach occurred: Jul 17, 2020 – Aug 19, 2020
Undetected for: 33 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Nov 3, 2020
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
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 Impact
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Reported the incident to the FBI

During the incident: Severed all connections between the affected corporate servers, our facilities, data centers and corporate office
Working with forensic experts to conduct a detailed technical investigation into the incident
Reported the incident to, and is working closely with, the appropriate law enforcement authorities, including the FBI
Implemented additional security protocols designed to protect our network, email environment, systems, and personal information
Changes made: Offering a complimentary two-year membership of Experian’s IdentityWorks
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 11 weeks(76 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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Montana State AGNov 3 · first

Massachusetts State AGNov 3 · first

Maine State AGNov 3 · first

Indiana State AGNov 3 · first

California State AGNov 3 · first · this page

HHS OCR+1d

New Hampshire State AG+2d

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://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-195797
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Nov 3, 2020
Raw hash: d4dd4d4e2cb403bd8526bb166f51f457639ca9b1c4aada27075db6a7fd110612

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (6) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityTHE GEO GROUP, INC.

Victim entityTHE GEO GROUP, INC.

Incidentdiscovered Aug 19, 2020

Stated responseSevered all connections between the affected corporate servers, our facilities, data centers and corporate office

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceoag.ca.gov