MalwareEducationEducationRansomwareData MishandlingSupply Chain (3P Vendor)Data ExfiltratedRansom DemandedCustomer Data InvolvedEducationIdentity (basic)PIILowActive

Bucknell University

bd_39f6a5c3cebaf757 · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Low

Discovered

Dec 2, 2020

Filed

Dec 23, 2020

To disclose

21 days

Affected

710state residents only

Confidence

70%

Full breach record for Bucknell University →3 incidents on file

Bucknell University notified the Washington AG of a third-party breach involving Blackbaud, a fundraising software provider. A ransomware attack occurred between Feb 7 and May 20, 2020, resulting in data exfiltration. Bucknell learned of potential access to Washington residents' names, DOBs, and student IDs on Dec 2, 2020. 710 residents affected. Investigation ongoing.

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Washington clock✓ WA AG ≤30d21 days 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 · 299 days

discovery → filing · 21 days

Feb 7, 2020

Begins

Dec 2, 2020

Discovered

Dec 23, 2020

Filed

vs. sector median

7 wks faster

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed710 affectedView incident

Name: Bucknell University
norm: bucknell university

Name: Bucknell University
norm: bucknell university
Industry: Educationllm

Discovered: Dec 2, 2020
Breach occurred: Feb 7, 2020 – May 20, 2020
Undetected for: 299 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Dec 23, 2020
Affected individuals: 710state-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: 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 Attorney General Consumer Protection Division
Third party: via Blackbaud
Initial access: supply_chain

During the incident: Commenced an immediate and thorough investigation
Engaged cybersecurity professionals experienced in handling these types of incidents
Provided written notification to affected residents
Advised affected residents about the process for placing fraud alerts and/or security freezes on their credit files
Changes made: Blackbaud closed the vulnerability that allowed the incident
Blackbaud is enhancing their security controls
Bucknell University 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: 21 days(21 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/BreachM10375.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Dec 23, 2020
Raw hash: 15f28a5e34444f2462bd5c6cc99f66a14321a7c14d70704323fa91f2ecb99726

Reporting entityBucknell University

Victim entityBucknell University

Incidentdiscovered Dec 2, 2020

Stated responseCommenced an immediate and thorough investigation

ComplianceWA AG ≤30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceagportal-s3bucket.s3.amazonaws.com