MalwareEducationEducationRansomwareData ExfiltratedData EncryptedRansom DemandedTargetedPIIIdentity (basic)Government IDHighResolved

University of Minnesota Foundation

bd_50132f6f5d005e13 · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

High

Discovered

Jul 16, 2020

Filed

Aug 14, 2020

To disclose

29 days

Affected

6,460state residents only

Confidence

69%

Full breach record for University of Minnesota Foundation →

The University of Minnesota Foundation reported a ransomware cyberattack in Washington state. Unauthorized access occurred between February 7, 2020, and May 20, 2020. The incident was discovered on July 16, 2020. Approximately 6,460 Washington residents were affected. The attack involved data encryption and exfiltration, with a ransom demanded.

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Washington clock✓ WA AG ≤30d29 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 · 160 days

discovery → filing · 29 days

Feb 7, 2020

Begins

Jul 16, 2020

Discovered

Aug 14, 2020

Filed

vs. sector median

3 wks faster

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed6,460 affectedView incident

Name: University of Minnesota Foundation
norm: university of minnesota
Industry: Non-Profit/Charity

Name: University of Minnesota Foundation
norm: university of minnesota
Industry: Non-Profit/Charity
Industry: Educationllm

Discovered: Jul 16, 2020
Breach occurred: Feb 7, 2020 – May 20, 2020
Undetected for: 160 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: 6,460state-resident count only
Data types: PIIIdentity (basic)Government ID
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: Ransomware
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for ImpactT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Filed Washington State Attorney General Breach Notification

During the incident: Engaged forensic investigators
Notified law enforcement
Sent notification letters to affected individuals
Changes made: Implemented additional security controls
Enhanced security awareness training
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 29 days(29 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/BreachM10241.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Aug 14, 2020
Raw hash: f49bd37566dca6d3ba2c47acd40e359242c33f6123a7a994eda9aa745c951612

Reporting entityUniversity of Minnesota Foundation

Victim entityUniversity of Minnesota Foundation

Incidentdiscovered Jul 16, 2020

Stated responseEngaged forensic investigators

ComplianceWA AG ≤30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceagportal-s3bucket.s3.amazonaws.com