MalwareEducationTechnologyEducationRansomwareRansom DemandedRansom PaidData ExfiltratedData EncryptedSupply Chain (3P Vendor)PIIIdentity (basic)LowResolved

Blackbaud

bd_5e77c7aea95451c2 · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Low

Discovered

Jul 16, 2020

Filed

Oct 6, 2020

To disclose

12 weeks

Affected

4state residents only

Confidence

66%

The Thatcher School notified individuals of a ransomware incident at its vendor, Blackbaud. Blackbaud discovered the attack in May 2020, exfiltrated backup files, and attempted to encrypt data. Blackbaud paid a ransom and confirmed data destruction. The incident involved names and variable data of Thatcher stakeholders. Blackbaud fixed the vulnerability and enhanced security; Thatcher limited data storage.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 76 days

discovery → filing · 12 weeks / 82 days

May 1, 2020

Begins

Jul 16, 2020

Discovered

Oct 6, 2020

Filed

vs. sector median

+5 wks slower

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed4 affectedView incident

Name: The Thatcher School
norm: the thatcher school
Domain: thacher.org

Name: Blackbaud
norm: blackbaud
Industry: EducationllmTechnologyllm

Discovered: Jul 16, 2020
Breach occurred: May 1, 2020
Undetected for: 76 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Sep 3, 2020
Affected individuals: 4state-resident count only
Data types: PIIIdentity (basic)
Attack vector: Ransomware
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for ImpactT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Blackbaud reported working with law enforcement

During the incident: Blackbaud identified and fixed the vulnerability associated with this incident
Blackbaud implemented several changes that will better protect your data from any subsequent incidents
Blackbaud is undertaking additional efforts to harden their environment through enhancements to access management, network segmentation, and deployment of additional endpoint and network-based platforms
The School changed what information will be stored in donor records
The School is pursuing other security measures to reduce the risk of any further exposure incidents
Blackbaud paid a ransom and obtained confirmation that the files that had been removed had been destroyed
Blackbaud has been working with law enforcement
Changes made: Enhancements to access management
Network segmentation
Deployment of additional endpoint and network-based platforms
Changed what information will be stored in donor records
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 12 weeks(82 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/thatcher-Samp.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Oct 6, 2020
Raw hash: 7268ab8c59e1444f42aa76e0516cb9157d38ff9b37723bb3d993a9a6fc5425f2

Reporting entityThe Thatcher School

Victim entityBlackbaud

Incidentdiscovered Jul 16, 2020

Stated responseBlackbaud identified and fixed the vulnerability associated with this incident

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancedojmt.gov