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

Pulmonary Hypertension Association, Inc.

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Severity

Low

Discovered

Jul 16, 2020

Filed

Dec 28, 2020

To disclose

24 weeks

Affected

722state residents only

Confidence

70%

Full breach record for Pulmonary Hypertension Association, Inc. →

Pulmonary Hypertension Association, Inc. (PHA) notified the Washington AG of a third-party vendor (Blackbaud) ransomware incident. PHA learned of the incident on July 16, 2020. The attack occurred between Feb 7 and May 20, 2020. Data accessed included names and dates of birth of 722 Washington residents. PHA notified individuals on Dec 28, 2020.

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Washington clock✗ WA AG >90d24 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 · 24 weeks / 165 days

Feb 7, 2020

Begins

Jul 16, 2020

Discovered

Dec 28, 2020

Filed

vs. sector median

+15 wks slower

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed722 affectedView incident

Name: Mullen Coughlin LLC
norm: mullen coughlin

Name: Pulmonary Hypertension Association, Inc.
norm: pulmonary hypertension
Industry: Otherllm

Discovered: Jul 16, 2020
Breach occurred: Feb 7, 2020 – May 20, 2020
Undetected for: 160 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Dec 28, 2020
Affected individuals: 722state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)
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: 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 Washington Office of the Attorney General
Third party: via Blackbaud, Inc.
Initial access: supply_chain

During the incident: Commenced an investigation to better understand the nature and scope of the incident
Provided written notice of this incident to all affected individuals
Working to review its existing policies and procedures regarding its third-party vendors
Working with Blackbaud to evaluate additional measures and safeguards to protect against this type of incident in the future
Providing impacted individuals with guidance on how to better protect against identity theft and fraud
Changes made: Working to review its existing policies and procedures regarding its 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: 24 weeks(165 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: WA AG >90d
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/BreachM10379.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Dec 28, 2020
Raw hash: 11627e52c08ef95f6590487fdd3f004e819b979fe1ab76a3c716f695ebe98a50

Reporting entityMullen Coughlin LLC

Victim entityPulmonary Hypertension Association, Inc.

Incidentdiscovered Jul 16, 2020

Stated responseCommenced an investigation to better understand the nature and scope of the incident

ComplianceWA AG >90d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceagportal-s3bucket.s3.amazonaws.com