HackingTechnologyInformationStolen CredentialsCapture Stored DataData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedDelayed DiscoveryGovernment IDIdentity (basic)Financial accountFinancial credentialsMediumContained

Genius Central

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

May 12, 2015

Filed

Jun 24, 2015

To disclose

6 weeks

Affected · nationwide

2562 in this filing

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Genius Central →

Genius Central disclosed a security incident where malware installed on its system between October 2014 and January 2015 exposed personal information. Data compromised included SSNs, names, and unencrypted credit card details (including CVV) for 256 individuals. Genius Central engaged Kroll for credit monitoring and forensic investigators. Two New Hampshire residents were affected. Notification was sent June 26, 2015.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 223 days

discovery → filing · 6 weeks / 43 days

Oct 1, 2014

Begins

May 12, 2015

Discovered

Jun 24, 2015

Filed

vs. sector median

12 wks faster

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed256 affectedView incident

Name: Greenberg Traurig, P.A.
norm: greenberg traurig

Name: Genius Central
norm: genius central
Industry: Technologyllm

Discovered: May 12, 2015
Breach occurred: Oct 1, 2014 – Jan 9, 2015
Undetected for: 223 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jun 26, 2015
Affected individuals: 256state + nationwide
Data types: Government IDIdentity (basic)Financial accountFinancial credentials
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid AccountsT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Provided preliminary notice to Vermont Assistant Attorney GeneralProvided notification to state attorneys generalNotification provided to the Consumer Reporting Agencies

During the incident: Hired Kroll to provide impacted individuals with one year of single bureau continuous credit monitoring and identity theft consultation and restoration services
Retained a highly-regarded independent forensic investigation firm to preserve evidence and analyze its system
Deleted the infected files and disabled the malware
Downloaded additional antivirus software, scanned the system, and completely rebooted the system
Established a dedicated toll-free number to answer impacted individuals’ questions
Changes made: Deleting the social security numbers and unencrypted credit card numbers from its system
Changing the passwords on the impacted device and all similar devices
Increasing the frequency of internal and external security checks
Increasing monitoring
Applying other enhanced security controls
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 6 weeks(43 days from discovery to filing)
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://mm.nh.gov/files/uploads/doj/remote-docs/genius-central-20150624.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jun 24, 2015
Raw hash: ef47cb2621f4b88c2f5235b3a695b023f5808e638b201cd8de029e906ea3253e

Reporting entityGreenberg Traurig, P.A.

Victim entityGenius Central

Incidentdiscovered May 12, 2015

Stated responseHired Kroll to provide impacted individuals with one year of single bureau continuous credit monitoring and identity theft consultation and restoration services

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov