MalwareEducationEducationRansomwareData MishandlingSupply Chain (3P Vendor)Data ExfiltratedRansom DemandedRansom PaidCustomer Data InvolvedEducationIdentity (basic)PIIMediumActive

Grinnell College

bd_32d0aaf2f5e02daf · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Medium

Discovered

Sep 29, 2020

Filed

Jan 5, 2021

To disclose

14 weeks

Affected

2,465state residents only

Linked

2 filings

Confidence

70%

Full breach record for Grinnell College →4 incidents on file

Grinnell College reported a ransomware incident involving third-party provider Blackbaud affecting 2,465 Washington residents. Data accessed between Feb 7 and May 20, 2020, included names and DOBs. Ransom was paid for data destruction. Notification sent Jan 5, 2021.

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Washington clock✗ WA AG >90d14 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 · 235 days

discovery → filing · 14 weeks / 98 days

Feb 7, 2020

Begins

Sep 29, 2020

Discovered

Jan 5, 2021

Filed

vs. sector median

+5 wks slower

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

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_26ab64490434bf282021-01-12 · +7dVerified

Name: Grinnell College
norm: grinnell college

Name: Grinnell College
norm: grinnell college
Industry: Educationllm

Discovered: Sep 29, 2020
Breach occurred: Feb 7, 2020 – May 20, 2020
Undetected for: 235 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jan 5, 2021
Affected individuals: 2,465state-resident count only
Data types: EducationIdentity (basic)PII
Data elements: NameDate of birthStudent ID number
WA-stated cause: Cyberattack
WA-stated duration: lifecycle 200-299dexposure 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 outside experts experienced in handling these types of incidents
Provided written notification to affected residents
Advised affected residents about placing fraud alerts and/or security freezes on credit files
Provided contact information for consumer reporting agencies and FTC
Changes made: Blackbaud closed the vulnerability that allowed the incident
Blackbaud enhancing security controls
Grinnell College continually evaluates and modifies its practices to enhance security and privacy
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 14 weeks(98 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: WA AG >90d
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.

Filing propagation · 2 filings · 2 states

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Washington State AGJan 5 · first · this page

Massachusetts State AG+7d

Pattern: first filing Jan 5 (WA), last Jan 12 (MA) — a 7-day rolling notification. Rolling spreads often mean counsel is filing as thresholds trip per state. Why this link?

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/BreachM10382.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jan 5, 2021
Raw hash: 88008e7c13e77f29200a746cfa727a4a905f940ecfc85375f7d72e0792479b85

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityGrinnell College

Victim entityGrinnell College

Incidentdiscovered Sep 29, 2020

Stated responseEngaged outside experts experienced in handling these types of incidents

ComplianceWA AG >90d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceagportal-s3bucket.s3.amazonaws.com