MalwareOtherRansomwareData ExfiltratedData EncryptedSupply Chain (3P Vendor)Customer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)MediumContained

Green America

bd_250fddf95d5b0ebd · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Medium

Discovered

Sep 16, 2020

Filed

Nov 5, 2020

To disclose

7 weeks

Affected

1,127state residents only

Confidence

70%

Full breach record for Green America →2 incidents on file

Green America reported a ransomware incident affecting its third-party vendor, Blackbaud. The attack occurred between Feb 7 and May 20, 2020. Green America discovered the potential exposure of donor PII (name, address, DOB) on Sept 16, 2020. 1,127 Washington residents were notified on Nov 5, 2020. The incident involved data encryption and exfiltration via a supply chain compromise.

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Washington clock⏱ WA AG >30d7 weeks discovery → filing

⚠ AG web formThe discovery date came from the AG web-form field, which is systematically later than the detection date stated in the letter. Treat the clock as indicative.

Incident timeline

undetected · 222 days

discovery → filing · 7 weeks / 50 days

Feb 7, 2020

Begins

Sep 16, 2020

Discovered

Nov 5, 2020

Filed

vs. sector median

1 wks faster

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed1,127 affectedView incident

Name: Mullen Coughlin LLC
norm: mullen coughlin

Name: Green America
norm: green america
Industry: Otherllm

Discovered: Sep 16, 2020
Breach occurred: Feb 7, 2020 – May 20, 2020
Undetected for: 222 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Nov 5, 2020
Affected individuals: 1,127state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)
Data elements: NameDate of birth
WA-stated cause: Cyberattack
WA-stated duration: lifecycle 200-299dexposure 100-199d
WA-stated discovery: Found after the fact
Attack vector: Third-Party / Supply Chain
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for ImpactT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 ChannelT1195 Supply Chain Compromise
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified Washington Office of the Attorney GeneralNotifying other relevant state regulators as necessary
Third party: via Blackbaud
Initial access: supply_chain

During the incident: Commenced an investigation to determine what, if any, sensitive Green America data was potentially involved
Gathered further information from Blackbaud to understand the scope of the incident
Provided written notice of this incident to all affected individuals
Working to implement additional safeguards and training to its employees
Working to review its existing policies and procedures regarding third-party vendors
Working with Blackbaud to evaluate additional measures and safeguards to protect against this type of incident in the future
Providing impacted individuals with guidance on how to better protect against identity theft and fraud
Notifying other relevant state regulators as necessary
Changes made: Implementing additional safeguards and training to its employees
Reviewing existing policies and procedures regarding third-party vendors
Working with Blackbaud to evaluate additional measures and safeguards to protect against this type of incident in the future
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 7 weeks(50 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: WA AG >30d
Discovery-date grounding: AG web formThe discovery date came from the AG web-form field, which is systematically later than the detection date stated in the letter. Treat the clock as indicative.

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://agportal-s3bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/databreach/BreachM10355.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Nov 5, 2020
Raw hash: 3041ac4ed8f8cedaa672689dd7cb394ecee590acc2ebce7ce1b6c917c9f80628

Reporting entityMullen Coughlin LLC

Victim entityGreen America

Incidentdiscovered Sep 16, 2020

Stated responseCommenced an investigation to determine what, if any, sensitive Green America data was potentially involved

ComplianceWA AG >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceagportal-s3bucket.s3.amazonaws.com