MalwareEducationEducationRansomwareData MishandlingSupply Chain (3P Vendor)Data ExfiltratedTargetedEducationIdentity (basic)MediumContained

UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, LAS VEGAS FOUNDATION

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Sep 10, 2020

Filed

Oct 22, 2020

To disclose

6 weeks

Affected

2,563state residents only

Confidence

70%

Full breach record for UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, LAS VEGAS FOUNDATION →

The University of Nevada, Las Vegas Foundation reported a ransomware incident affecting its third-party vendor, Blackbaud, in May 2020. The attack encrypted Blackbaud systems and potentially exposed personal information (name, DOB, student ID) of 2,563 Washington residents. The Foundation discovered the potential exposure on September 10, 2020, and notified the Washington AG and affected individuals on October 22, 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 · 216 days

discovery → filing · 6 weeks / 42 days

Feb 7, 2020

Begins

Sep 10, 2020

Discovered

Oct 22, 2020

Filed

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed2,563 affectedView incident

Name: Mullen Coughlin LLC
norm: mullen coughlin

Name: UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, LAS VEGAS FOUNDATION
norm: university of nevada las vegas
Industry: Educationllm

Discovered: Sep 10, 2020
Breach occurred: Feb 7, 2020 – May 20, 2020
Undetected for: 216 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Oct 22, 2020
Affected individuals: 2,563state-resident count only
Data types: EducationIdentity (basic)
Data elements: NameDate of birthStudent ID number
WA-stated cause: Cyberattack
WA-stated duration: lifecycle 200-299dexposure 100-199d
WA-stated discovery: Found after the fact
Attack vector: Third-Party / Supply Chain
MITRE ATT&CK: T1195 Supply Chain CompromiseT1486 Data Encrypted for Impact
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified Washington Office of the Attorney General
Third party: via Blackbaud Inc.
Initial access: supply_chain

During the incident: Began an investigation to determine the nature and scope of the incident
Sent preliminary notice to its constituents in August of 2020
Provided written notice to two thousand five hundred and sixty-three (2,563) Washington residents
Provided notified individuals with guidance on how to better protect against identity theft and fraud
Provided information on how to place a fraud alert and security freeze on one's credit file
Encouraged individuals to contact the Federal Trade Commission, their state Attorney General, and law enforcement
Changes made: Reviewing 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: 6 weeks(42 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/BreachM10345.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Oct 22, 2020
Raw hash: 395e89d715d35681f88bbdb72585ba917080d31d26460d35a25428ffbf8a9755

Reporting entityMullen Coughlin LLC

Victim entityUNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, LAS VEGAS FOUNDATION

Incidentdiscovered Sep 10, 2020

Stated responseBegan an investigation to determine the nature and scope of the incident

ComplianceWA AG >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceagportal-s3bucket.s3.amazonaws.com