MalwareEducationEducationRansomwareData MishandlingSupply Chain (3P Vendor)Ransom DemandedRansom PaidData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)MediumContained

University of North Dakota Alumni Association and Foundation

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Jul 16, 2020

Filed

Sep 2, 2020

To disclose

22 days

Affected

2,687state residents only

Confidence

70%

Full breach record for University of North Dakota Alumni Association and Foundation →

University of North Dakota Alumni Association and Foundation (UNDAAF) notified Washington AG of a third-party breach involving Blackbaud. A cybercriminal accessed data between Feb 7 and May 20, 2020, before a ransomware attack was stopped on May 20. Data accessed included names and DOBs of 2,687 Washington residents. UNDAAF learned of potential access on Aug 11, 2020. Blackbaud paid the attacker to destroy a backup file. Notifications sent Sept 2, 2020.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 160 days

discovery → filing · 7 weeks / 48 days

Feb 7, 2020

Begins

Jul 16, 2020

Discovered

Sep 2, 2020

Filed

vs. sector median

4 wks faster

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed2,687 affectedView incident

Name: University of North Dakota Alumni Association and Foundation
norm: university of north dakota alumni association and
Industry: Non-Profit/Charity

Name: University of North Dakota Alumni Association and Foundation
norm: university of north dakota alumni association and
Industry: Non-Profit/Charity
Industry: Educationllm

Discovered: Jul 16, 2020
Breach occurred: Feb 7, 2020 – May 20, 2020
Undetected for: 160 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Sep 2, 2020
Affected individuals: 2,687state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)
Data elements: NameDate of birth
WA-stated cause: Cyberattack
WA-stated duration: lifecycle 100-199dexposure 100-199d
WA-stated discovery: Found after the fact
Attack vector: Ransomware
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for ImpactT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 ChannelT1195 Supply Chain Compromise
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified Washington Attorney General Consumer Protection Division
Third party: via Blackbaud
Initial access: supply_chain

During the incident: Engaged forensic experts to assist in their internal investigation
Providing the affected residents with written notification of this incident
Advising the affected residents about the process for placing fraud alerts and/or security freezes on their credit files
Providing contact information for the consumer reporting agencies and the Federal Trade Commission
Changes made: Paid the cybercriminal to ensure that the backup file was permanently destroyed
Continually evaluates and modifies its practices and internal controls to enhance the security and privacy of personal information
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 22 days(22 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://agportal-s3bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/databreach/BreachM10280.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Sep 2, 2020
Raw hash: b8b63fb782a36f20642af9f36e21bcb9695b2c68fa1f0b0efb3721dcbb46de4a

Reporting entityUniversity of North Dakota Alumni Association and Foundation

Victim entityUniversity of North Dakota Alumni Association and Foundation

Incidentdiscovered Jul 16, 2020

Stated responseEngaged forensic experts to assist in their internal investigation

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceagportal-s3bucket.s3.amazonaws.com