MalwareEducationEducationRansomwareSupply Chain (3P Vendor)Data ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)LowContained

Fairfield University

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Severity

Low

Discovered

Nov 12, 2020

Filed

Dec 11, 2020

To disclose

29 days

Affected

505state residents only

Confidence

70%

Full breach record for Fairfield University →2 incidents on file

Fairfield University notified the Washington AG of a third-party vendor (Blackbaud) ransomware incident. Data exfiltrated before containment on May 20, 2020. Affected data: names and DOBs of 505 WA residents. University discovered scope on Nov 12, 2020. Notices sent Dec 11, 2020.

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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 · 279 days

discovery → filing · 29 days

Feb 7, 2020

Begins

Nov 12, 2020

Discovered

Dec 11, 2020

Filed

vs. sector median

4 wks faster

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed505 affectedView incident

Name: Mullen Coughlin LLC
norm: mullen coughlin

Name: Fairfield University
norm: fairfield university
Industry: Educationllm

Discovered: Nov 12, 2020
Breach occurred: Feb 7, 2020 – May 20, 2020
Undetected for: 279 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Dec 11, 2020
Affected individuals: 505state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)
Data elements: NameDate of birth
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 Office of the Attorney General (Washington)
Third party: via Blackbaud, Inc.
Initial access: supply_chain

During the incident: Commenced an investigation to determine what, if any, sensitive Fairfield University data may have been involved
Working diligently to gather further information from Blackbaud
Providing impacted individuals with guidance on how to better protect against identity theft and fraud
Providing individuals with information on how to place a fraud alert and security freeze on one's credit file
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: 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/BreachM10368.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Dec 11, 2020
Raw hash: 35d4494afe81c514b173460c2a84a934ba4c4bd40c4eda720d47224e38a37350

Reporting entityMullen Coughlin LLC

Victim entityFairfield University

Incidentdiscovered Nov 12, 2020

Stated responseCommenced an investigation to determine what, if any, sensitive Fairfield University data may have been involved

ComplianceWA AG ≤30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceagportal-s3bucket.s3.amazonaws.com