MalwareEducationEducationRansomwareSupply Chain (3P Vendor)Data ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedEducationIdentity (basic)PIIMediumContained

University of Alaska

bd_7ecafce0bf7777d6 · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Medium

Discovered

Jul 16, 2020

Filed

Aug 28, 2020

To disclose

6 weeks

Affected

6,586state residents only

Confidence

70%

Full breach record for University of Alaska →4 incidents on file

University of Alaska Foundation notified Washington AG of a ransomware incident at third-party vendor Blackbaud. Unauthorized access occurred between Feb 7 and May 20, 2020. Discovery was July 16, 2020. Data exposed: names, DOBs, student IDs. 6,586 WA residents affected. Notification sent Aug 28, 2020.

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Washington clock⏱ WA AG >30d6 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 · 6 weeks / 43 days

Feb 7, 2020

Begins

Jul 16, 2020

Discovered

Aug 28, 2020

Filed

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed6,586 affectedView incident

Name: Mullen Coughlin LLC
norm: mullen coughlin

Name: University of Alaska
norm: university of alaska
Domain: alaska.edu
Industry: Educationllm

Discovered: Jul 16, 2020
Breach occurred: Feb 7, 2020 – May 20, 2020
Undetected for: 160 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Aug 28, 2020
Affected individuals: 6,586state-resident count only
Data types: EducationIdentity (basic)PII
Data elements: NameDate of birthStudent ID number
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
Coordinated with Blackbaud to confirm what information could have been potentially affected
Provided written notice to affected individuals
Providing impacted individuals with guidance on how to better protect against identity theft and fraud
Notifying other state regulators as required
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: 6 weeks(43 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/BreachM10269.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Aug 28, 2020
Raw hash: 6af68a97ae2ac1d8aefff80f30b4237285bd45844e0e012698be4200b942cd9e

Reporting entityMullen Coughlin LLC

Victim entityUniversity of Alaska

Incidentdiscovered Jul 16, 2020

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

ComplianceWA AG >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceagportal-s3bucket.s3.amazonaws.com