Social EngineeringOtherPhishingCustomer Data InvolvedDelayed DiscoveryIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumContained

Global Special Operations Forces Foundation

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

—

Filed

Jul 15, 2026

To disclose

—

Affected

1state residents only

Confidence

66%

Global Special Operations Forces Foundation notified Massachusetts residents of a data security incident occurring on or about October 14, 2025. An unauthorized individual accessed an email account, potentially acquiring files containing names and other personal information. The Foundation contained the threat, engaged external cybersecurity professionals, and conducted a forensic investigation. Affected individuals were offered one month of complimentary identity theft protection services through IDX.

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Incident timeline

Oct 14, 2025

Begins

Jul 15, 2026

Filed

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed1 affectedView incident

Name: Global Special Operations Forces Foundation
norm: global special operations forces foundation
Domain: gsof.org

Name: Global Special Operations Forces Foundation
norm: global special operations forces foundation
Domain: gsof.org
Industry: Otherllm

Discovered: —
Breach occurred: Oct 14, 2025
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: 1state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Attack vector: Phishing
MITRE ATT&CK: T1566.002 Spearphishing Link
Threat actor: External
Initial access: phishing_link

During the incident: Contained the threat
Commenced a prompt and thorough investigation
Working very closely with external cybersecurity professionals
Thorough forensic investigation and manual document review
Offering a complimentary month membership of identity theft protection services through IDX
Changes made: Continually evaluate and modify our practices and internal controls to enhance the security and privacy of your information
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

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://www.mass.gov/doc/2026-1145-global-special-operations-forces-foundation/download
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jul 15, 2026
Raw hash: b45225c7ad3d426dd98a385d41593668cf9c6d2e4aac40d08e6696d1773a80fa

Reporting entityGlobal Special Operations Forces Foundation

Victim entityGlobal Special Operations Forces Foundation

IncidentPhishing

Stated responseContained the threat

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.mass.gov