MalwareEducationEducationRansomwareData ExfiltratedData EncryptedCustomer Data InvolvedSupply Chain (3P Vendor)Government IDIdentity (basic)MediumContained

Solomon Schechter Day School of Bergen County

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Jul 16, 2020

Filed

Dec 1, 2020

To disclose

20 weeks

Affected

2state residents only

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Solomon Schechter Day School of Bergen County →

Solomon Schechter Day School (SSDS) notified the NH Attorney General of a third-party breach involving vendor Blackbaud. Unauthorized access occurred Feb 7–May 20, 2020. Blackbaud's ransomware attack resulted in the exfiltration of unencrypted database backups containing names and SSNs of 2 NH residents. SSDS notified residents on Nov 30, 2020, offering 2 years of credit monitoring. Blackbaud paid a ransom and destroyed the files.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 160 days

discovery → filing · 20 weeks / 138 days

Feb 7, 2020

Begins

Jul 16, 2020

Discovered

Dec 1, 2020

Filed

vs. sector median

+11 wks slower

Part of BLACKBAUD, INC. supply-chain incident (2020) — a supply-chain cascade affecting multiple organizations.View cascade →

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed2 affectedView incident

Name: Solomon Schechter Day School of Bergen County
norm: solomon schechter day school of bergen county
Domain: schechterbergen.org

Name: Solomon Schechter Day School of Bergen County
norm: solomon schechter day school of bergen county
Domain: schechterbergen.org
Industry: Educationllm

Discovered: Jul 16, 2020
Breach occurred: Feb 7, 2020 – May 20, 2020
Undetected for: 160 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Nov 30, 2020
Affected individuals: 2state-resident count only
Data types: Government IDIdentity (basic)
Attack vector: Ransomware
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for ImpactT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified New Hampshire Attorney General Gordon MacDonald
Third party: via Blackbaudvendor
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: SSDS conducted its own investigation of the Blackbaud services used by SSDS
Blackbaud paid a ransom and obtained confirmation that the stolen files had been destroyed
Blackbaud is working with law enforcement
SSDS is providing written notice to the New Hampshire residents by mailing letters
Blackbaud is offering the New Hampshire residents a complimentary, two-year membership to credit monitoring and identity theft prevention services through CyberScout
SSDS has established a dedicated phone number where the individual may obtain more information
Changes made: Blackbaud identified and fixed the vulnerability associated with this incident
Blackbaud implemented several changes that will better protect data
Blackbaud is undertaking additional efforts to improve the security of its environment through enhancements to access management
Blackbaud is undertaking additional efforts to improve the security of its environment through enhancements to network segmentation
Blackbaud is undertaking additional efforts to improve the security of its environment through deployment of additional endpoint and network-based platforms
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 20 weeks(138 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/solomon-schechter-day-school-20201201.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Dec 1, 2020
Raw hash: 1534d81a5d96af4d5e4466163d4889f54312776135ee28e7c133101712f44b30

Reporting entitySolomon Schechter Day School of Bergen County

Victim entitySolomon Schechter Day School of Bergen County

Incidentdiscovered Jul 16, 2020

Stated responseSSDS conducted its own investigation of the Blackbaud services used by SSDS

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov