MalwareProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesRansomwareData EncryptedTargetedIdentity (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

1state residents only

Linked

7 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for THE GEO GROUP, INC. →

The GEO Group, Inc. disclosed a ransomware attack discovered on August 19, 2020. Unauthorized actors accessed personal information including names, SSNs, DOBs, driver's licenses, and health information. GEO contained the attack, engaged forensic experts, notified the FBI, and offered two years of Experian IdentityWorks to affected individuals. Notices were sent November 3, 2020.

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Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 11 weeks / 76 days

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

California State AGbd_308bf1db68e0f67c2020-11-03Verified
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
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 ImpactT1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Reported the incident to, and is working closely with, the appropriate law enforcement authorities, including the FBI
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Immediately severed all connections between the affected corporate servers, our facilities, data centers and corporate office in an effort to contain the attack
Working with forensic experts to conduct a detailed technical investigation into the incident
Immediately 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
Offering a complimentary two-year membership of Experian’s IdentityWorks
Changes made: Implemented additional security protocols designed to protect our network, email environment, systems, and personal information
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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California State AGNov 3 · first

Massachusetts State AGNov 3 · first

Maine State AGNov 3 · first

Indiana State AGNov 3 · first

Montana 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://dojmt.gov/wp-content/uploads/geoSamp.pdf
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: 3c6c2dfe3c65f6a07f3ac78b208898a511926398381396c6bb30e9f954aa7047

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (6) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityTHE GEO GROUP, INC.

Victim entityTHE GEO GROUP, INC.

Incidentdiscovered Aug 19, 2020

Stated responseImmediately severed all connections between the affected corporate servers, our facilities, data centers and corporate office in an effort to contain the attack

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancedojmt.gov