MalwareEducationEducationRansomwareSupply Chain (3P Vendor)Data ExfiltratedRansom DemandedIdentity (basic)Financial accountLowContained

St Bonaventure University

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Severity

Low

Discovered

Jul 16, 2020

Filed

Sep 18, 2020

To disclose

9 weeks

Affected

10state residents only

Linked

4 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for St Bonaventure University →

St. Bonaventure University notified NH AG of a third-party data event involving vendor Blackbaud. Blackbaud experienced a ransomware incident in May 2020, resulting in data exfiltration. SBU data potentially affected includes names, bank account/routing numbers, and birth dates. Approximately 10 NH residents affected. Notification sent Sept 14, 2020.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 76 days

discovery → filing · 9 weeks / 64 days

May 1, 2020

Begins

Jul 16, 2020

Discovered

Sep 18, 2020

Filed

vs. sector median

+1 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

Massachusetts State AGbd_acdd4b735e54a3412020-09-15 · +3dVerified
Maine State AGbd_45b1b48e2189a0282020-09-14 · +4dCandidate
Indiana State AGbd_efdeff54534d5db12020-09-14 · +4dVerified

Name: Mullen Coughlin LLC
norm: mullen coughlin

Name: St Bonaventure University
norm: st bonaventure university
Industry: Educationllm

Discovered: Jul 16, 2020
Breach occurred: May 1, 2020 – May 20, 2020
Undetected for: 76 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Sep 14, 2020
Affected individuals: 10state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Financial account
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 Office of the New Hampshire Attorney General
Initial access: supply_chain

During the incident: Commenced an investigation to better understand the nature and scope of the incident
Coordinated with Blackbaud to confirm what information could have been potentially affected
Provided written notice to affected individuals
Providing impacted individuals with guidance on how to better protect against identity theft and fraud
Notifying other state regulators, as required
Changes made: Reviewing existing policies and procedures regarding third-party vendors
Working with Blackbaud to evaluate additional measures and safeguards to protect against this type of incident in the future
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 9 weeks(64 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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Maine State AGSep 14 · first

Indiana State AGSep 14 · first

Massachusetts State AG+1d

New Hampshire State AG+4d · 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/st-bonaventure-university-20200918.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Sep 18, 2020
Raw hash: cabe592ce1330d4bd199157aeffc1b6b77f8570f781020eca924f591dd12b299

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityMullen Coughlin LLC

Victim entitySt Bonaventure University

Incidentdiscovered Jul 16, 2020

Stated responseCommenced an investigation to better understand the nature and scope of the incident

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov