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MalwareHealthcareHealthcareRansomwareSupply Chain (3P Vendor)Data ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedDownstream VictimsPHIHealth (basic)Identity (basic)LowContained

Mercy Health

bd_6bcdcb87d98dbbad · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Low

Discovered

Jul 16, 2020

Filed

Sep 18, 2020

To disclose

9 weeks

Affected

Not disclosed

Confidence

66%
Full breach record for Mercy Health13 incidents on file

Mercy Health Foundation, Inc. notified individuals of a ransomware incident involving its third-party vendor, Blackbaud, Inc. The attack occurred in May 2020, and the Foundation was notified on July 16, 2020. The incident potentially exposed donor names, dates of birth, and health visit details. Sensitive data like SSNs and financial card numbers were encrypted. No fraud was identified.

Incident timeline

undetected · 76 days
discovery → filing · 9 weeks / 64 days

May 1, 2020

Begins

Jul 16, 2020

Discovered

Sep 18, 2020

Filed

vs. sector median

3 wks faster

Part of BLACKBAUD, INC. supply-chain incident (2020) — a supply-chain cascade affecting multiple organizations.View cascade →
Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.ConfirmedView incident

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.