MalwareEducationEducationRansomwareSupply Chain (3P Vendor)Data ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedGovernment IDPIIMediumContained

University of South Dakota Foundation

bd_2628c9b72e0a7a26 · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Medium

Discovered

Jul 16, 2020

Filed

Dec 7, 2020

To disclose

21 weeks

Affected

1state residents only

Linked

4 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for University of South Dakota Foundation →2 incidents on file

University of South Dakota Foundation (USDF) notified the New Hampshire Attorney General of a data security incident involving third-party provider Blackbaud, Inc. A ransomware attack occurred in May 2020, exposing unencrypted data of one New Hampshire resident, including their Social Security Number. USDF discovered the breach upon Blackbaud's notification on July 16, 2020, and mailed individual notices on December 4, 2020. Remediation included Blackbaud fixing the vulnerability and offering 24 months of credit monitoring.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 76 days

discovery → filing · 21 weeks / 144 days

May 1, 2020

Begins

Jul 16, 2020

Discovered

Dec 7, 2020

Filed

vs. sector median

+14 wks slower

This filing is one of 4 about the same incident.View merged incident

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

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Indiana State AGbd_6da8c87e1e6d486d2020-12-04 · +3dVerified
Maine State AGbd_e08c7b60ca36b43a2020-12-04 · +3dCandidate
Massachusetts State AGbd_e1c8627b6aa8c7f52020-12-04 · +3dVerified

Name: University of South Dakota Foundation
norm: university of south dakota
Domain: usdfoundation.org

Name: University of South Dakota Foundation
norm: university of south dakota
Domain: usdfoundation.org
Industry: Educationllm

Discovered: Jul 16, 2020
Breach occurred: May 1, 2020
Undetected for: 76 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Dec 4, 2020
Affected individuals: 1state-resident count only
Data types: Government IDPII
Attack vector: Ransomware
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for ImpactT1195 Supply Chain Compromise
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified New Hampshire Office of the Attorney General
Third party: via Blackbaud, Inc.
Initial access: supply_chain

During the incident: Launched an internal investigation to determine which constituents were impacted
Informed Wilson Elser legal counsel
Identified individuals contained within the Blackbaud platform
Prepared for notice to affected individuals
Requested Blackbaud to explain mitigation steps
Offered complimentary identity theft and credit monitoring services for 24 months
Changes made: Blackbaud fixed the vulnerability associated with the incident
Blackbaud hardened their environment through enhancements to access management
Blackbaud implemented network segmentation
Blackbaud deployed additional endpoint and network-based platforms
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 21 weeks(144 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 4 filings · 4 states

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Indiana State AGDec 4 · first

Maine State AGDec 4 · first

Massachusetts State AGDec 4 · first

New Hampshire State AG+3d · 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/university-south-dakota-foundation-20201207.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Dec 7, 2020
Raw hash: e47ff05741b1114f9389055fec7109cc7699fec5befdcd7b6d1b795b6f3c7bee

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityUniversity of South Dakota Foundation

Victim entityUniversity of South Dakota Foundation

Incidentdiscovered Jul 16, 2020

Stated responseLaunched an internal investigation to determine which constituents were impacted

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov