HackingOtherStolen CredentialsRansom DemandedData ExfiltratedSupply Chain (3P Vendor)Identity (basic)Health (basic)LowContained

Hydrocephalus Association

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Severity

Low

Discovered

Jul 16, 2020

Filed

Sep 4, 2020

To disclose

7 weeks

Affected

44state residents only

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for Hydrocephalus Association →3 incidents on file

Hydrocephalus Association notified Montana AG of a third-party vendor (Blackbaud) breach. Unauthorized access occurred Feb 7 - May 20, 2020. Data included names, addresses, DOBs, and limited health info. Ransom was paid to attacker; data destruction claimed but unconfirmed. Notification sent Sept 4, 2020.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 160 days

discovery → filing · 7 weeks / 50 days

Feb 7, 2020

Begins

Jul 16, 2020

Discovered

Sep 4, 2020

Filed

vs. sector median

1 wks faster

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed44 affectedView incident

Name: Hydrocephalus Association
norm: hydrocephalus association
Domain: hydroassoc.org

Name: Hydrocephalus Association
norm: hydrocephalus association
Domain: hydroassoc.org
Industry: Otherllm

Discovered: Jul 16, 2020
Breach occurred: Feb 7, 2020 – May 20, 2020
Undetected for: 160 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Sep 4, 2020
Affected individuals: 44state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Health (basic)
Attack vector: Third-Party / Supply Chain
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid AccountsT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Third party: via Blackbaud Inc.
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Began working to investigate the incident
Identify and notify individuals affected
Review our work with Blackbaud to ensure it meets that commitment
Evaluating our relationship with Blackbaud more generally
Changes made: Require Blackbaud to keep our information confidential
Maintain security procedures to minimize the risk of information security incidents
Implement procedures to prevent a similar incident from occurring again
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 7 weeks(50 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://dojmt.gov/wp-content/uploads/OCP/Breach-NotificationDetails-205.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Sep 4, 2020
Raw hash: b9cc2da2d1e7e9f261222bb0b2f58db51b95a157a346b14356e37aff22051e28

Reporting entityHydrocephalus Association

Victim entityHydrocephalus Association

Incidentdiscovered Jul 16, 2020

Stated responseBegan working to investigate the incident

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancedojmt.gov