MalwareEducationEducationRansomwareRansom DemandedData ExfiltratedSupply Chain (3P Vendor)Customer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)LowContained

Florida International University Foundation

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Severity

Low

Discovered

Aug 11, 2020

Filed

Sep 8, 2020

To disclose

28 days

Affected

922state residents only

Confidence

71%

Full breach record for Florida International University Foundation →

Florida International University Foundation reported a ransomware incident involving third-party vendor Blackbaud. The attack occurred between Feb 7 and May 20, 2020. Data accessed included names and dates of birth of 922 Washington residents. FIU Foundation was notified by Blackbaud on July 16, 2020, and determined potential access on Aug 11, 2020. Notifications sent Sept 8, 2020.

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Washington clock✓ WA AG ≤30d28 days 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 · 186 days

discovery → filing · 28 days

Feb 7, 2020

Begins

Aug 11, 2020

Discovered

Sep 8, 2020

Filed

vs. sector median

5 wks faster

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed922 affectedView incident

Name: Florida International University Foundation
norm: florida international university

Name: Florida International University Foundation
norm: florida international university
Industry: Educationllm

Discovered: Aug 11, 2020
Breach occurred: Feb 7, 2020 – May 20, 2020
Undetected for: 186 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Sep 8, 2020
Affected individuals: 922state-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: Ransomware
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for ImpactT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified Washington Attorney General Consumer Protection Division

During the incident: Engaged forensic experts to assist in their internal investigation
Providing the affected residents with written notification of this incident
Advising the affected residents about the process for placing fraud alerts and/or security freezes on their credit files
Providing contact information for the consumer reporting agencies and the Federal Trade Commission
Changes made: Continually evaluates and modifies its practices and internal controls to enhance the security and privacy of personal information
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 28 days(28 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/BreachM10294.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Sep 8, 2020
Raw hash: 03707ccc5d1407193f17a714d0b180d242e1c2942dfae192c6a8cd71af245703

Reporting entityFlorida International University Foundation

Victim entityFlorida International University Foundation

Incidentdiscovered Aug 11, 2020

Stated responseEngaged forensic experts to assist in their internal investigation

ComplianceWA AG ≤30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceagportal-s3bucket.s3.amazonaws.com