MalwareEducationEducationRansomwareStolen CredentialsSupply Chain (3P Vendor)Ransom DemandedRansom PaidData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)PIILowContained

Phi Kappa Psi Foundation

bd_4671e10e096eaa4c · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Low

Discovered

Jul 17, 2020

Filed

Aug 17, 2020

To disclose

4 weeks

Affected

677state residents only

Confidence

69%

Phi Kappa Psi Foundation reported a ransomware attack on its third-party CRM provider, Blackbaud, affecting 677 Washington residents. Attack occurred Feb-May 2020; discovered July 17, 2020. Non-financial PII (names, addresses, DOB) was exfiltrated. Blackbaud paid ransom and confirmed data destruction.

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Washington clock⏱ WA AG >30d4 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 · 161 days

discovery → filing · 4 weeks / 31 days

Feb 7, 2020

Begins

Jul 17, 2020

Discovered

Aug 17, 2020

Filed

vs. sector median

4 wks faster

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed677 affectedView incident

Name: Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity
norm: phi kappa psi fraternity

Name: Phi Kappa Psi Foundation
norm: phi kappa psi foundation
Industry: Educationllm

Discovered: Jul 17, 2020
Breach occurred: Feb 7, 2020 – May 20, 2020
Undetected for: 161 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Aug 4, 2020
Affected individuals: 677state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)PII
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: 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 Attorney General Bob Ferguson
Third party: via Blackbaud, Inc.
Initial access: supply_chain

During the incident: Investigated the incident
Informed those on our mailing list about the incident
Mailed a formal notice to 677 individuals
Sent general notice via email August 4
Blackbaud worked with law enforcement and third-party experts to investigate and resolve this incident
Blackbaud paid the intruder
Blackbaud retained an expert to scan the web
Changes made: Blackbaud implemented changes to its security controls to better protect against a potential future attack
Phi Kappa Psi Foundation reviewing its own security practices
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 4 weeks(31 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/BreachM10247.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Aug 17, 2020
Raw hash: 3d98e1150f50ed45d6aa177b511cf7a0e68aed33002f768df38170799b11f2f7

Reporting entityPhi Kappa Psi Fraternity

Victim entityPhi Kappa Psi Foundation

Incidentdiscovered Jul 17, 2020

Stated responseInvestigated the incident

ComplianceWA AG >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceagportal-s3bucket.s3.amazonaws.com