MalwareOtherRansomwareSupply Chain (3P Vendor)Data EncryptedRansom PaidCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDHighContained

Homeward Pet Adoption Center

bd_6bb765cdc4d6027f · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

High

Discovered

Jul 16, 2020

Filed

Sep 18, 2020

To disclose

9 weeks

Affected · nationwide

38,70936,050 in this filing

Confidence

70%

Full breach record for Homeward Pet Adoption Center →

Homeward Pet Adoption Center notified Washington AG of a ransomware attack on third-party provider Blackbaud. Incident occurred Feb-May 2020; discovered July 16, 2020. 36,050 WA residents affected (names, DOB, contact info). Blackbaud paid ransom; data allegedly destroyed. Notices sent Sept 18, 2020.

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Washington clock⏱ WA AG >30d9 weeks 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 · 9 weeks / 64 days

Feb 7, 2020

Begins

Jul 16, 2020

Discovered

Sep 18, 2020

Filed

vs. sector median

+1 wks slower

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed38,709 affectedView incident

Name: Stoel Rives LLP
norm: stoel rives

Name: Homeward Pet Adoption Center
norm: homeward pet adoption center
Domain: homewardpet.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 18, 2020
Affected individuals: 38,709state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (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 ImpactT1195 Supply Chain Compromise
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified Attorney General Bob Ferguson
Third party: via Blackbaud, Inc.
Initial access: supply_chain

During the incident: Engaged forensic experts and law enforcement to assist in the investigation and containment of the breach
Sent enclosed email notice to all of its donors
Mailed notices to its donors via U.S. Mail
Evaluated security protocols and reinforce staff education about security
Changes made: Examining security and other ways to protect your data
Evaluating how we collect and store personal information
Enhancing system access management
Network segmentation
Deployment of additional endpoint and network-based platforms
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 9 weeks(64 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/BreachM10315.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: 2b9259ebbf3ccade022f7df824ffb1e24cb80ed493ce9cfefa9e2cb47b20d93d

Reporting entityStoel Rives LLP

Victim entityHomeward Pet Adoption Center

Incidentdiscovered Jul 16, 2020

Stated responseEngaged forensic experts and law enforcement to assist in the investigation and containment of the breach

ComplianceWA AG >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceagportal-s3bucket.s3.amazonaws.com