MalwareEnergy & UtilitiesUtilitiesRansomwareData EncryptedCustomer Data InvolvedGovernment IDIdentity (basic)PHIHealth (basic)MediumContained

STAR GROUP, LTD.

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Aug 24, 2021

Filed

Oct 22, 2021

To disclose

8 weeks

Affected

9state residents only

Linked

2 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for STAR GROUP, LTD. →2 incidents on file

Star Group, L.P. notified the New Hampshire Attorney General of a ransomware incident affecting 9 NH residents. Unauthorized access occurred July 15-17, 2021, resulting in system encryption. Data exposed included names, SSNs, and health plan information. Discovery was confirmed August 24, 2021. Star engaged law enforcement and forensic investigators, offered credit monitoring, and enhanced network security.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 40 days

discovery → filing · 8 weeks / 59 days

Jul 15, 2021

Begins

Aug 24, 2021

Discovered

Oct 22, 2021

Filed

This filing is one of 2 filings about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_7abec95387e7b9612021-10-22Verified

Name: Baker Law Group
norm: baker law
Domain: jbakerlawgroup.com

Name: STAR GROUP, LTD.
norm: star group
Industry: energy_utilities
Industry: Energy & Utilitiesllm

Discovered: Aug 24, 2021
Breach occurred: Jul 15, 2021 – Jul 17, 2021
Undetected for: 40 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Oct 22, 2021
Affected individuals: 9state-resident count only
Data types: Government IDIdentity (basic)PHIHealth (basic)
Data elements: Social Security numberDate of birth
Attack vector: Ransomware
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for Impact
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified New Hampshire Attorney General's Office

During the incident: Took actions to address the incident and restore operations
Contacted law enforcement
Began an investigation with the assistance of an outside cybersecurity firm
Providing written notice to the New Hampshire residents via First Class U.S. Mail
Offering the New Hampshire residents complimentary one-year memberships to credit monitoring and identity theft protection services through Experian
Established a dedicated call center
Changes made: Took steps to enhance its existing network security protocols
Enabled technical protections and monitoring tools on its systems
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 8 weeks(59 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 2 filings · 2 states

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Massachusetts State AGOct 22 · first

New Hampshire State AGOct 22 · first · 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/star-group-20211022.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Oct 22, 2021
Raw hash: ac31bc5dfb95f043b7a8d5134608c10fed8239360e9ded658ceb3cae9834090e

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityBaker Law Group

Victim entitySTAR GROUP, LTD.

Incidentdiscovered Aug 24, 2021

Stated responseTook actions to address the incident and restore operations

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov