MalwareOtherRansomwareSupply Chain (3P Vendor)Data ExfiltratedData EncryptedTargetedIdentity (basic)Government IDHighContained

Feed the Children

bd_87c173c863074b26 · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

High

Discovered

Jul 16, 2020

Filed

Oct 29, 2020

To disclose

15 weeks

Affected

21,257state residents only

Confidence

69%

Full breach record for Feed the Children →

Feed the Children notified Washington AG of a third-party ransomware incident involving vendor Blackbaud. Unauthorized access occurred Feb 7-May 20, 2020. Donor PII (names, DOBs) was exfiltrated. 21,257 WA residents notified on Oct 21, 2020. Incident discovered July 16, 2020.

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Washington clock✗ WA AG >90d15 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 · 15 weeks / 105 days

Feb 7, 2020

Begins

Jul 16, 2020

Discovered

Oct 29, 2020

Filed

vs. sector median

+7 wks slower

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed21,257 affectedView incident

Name: Feed the Children
norm: feed the children
Domain: feedthechildren.org
Industry: Non-Profit/Charity

Name: Feed the Children
norm: feed the children
Domain: feedthechildren.org
Industry: Non-Profit/Charity
Industry: Otherllm

Discovered: Jul 16, 2020
Breach occurred: Feb 7, 2020 – May 20, 2020
Undetected for: 160 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Oct 21, 2020
Affected individuals: 21,257state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
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 Attorney General
Third party: via Blackbaud
Initial access: supply_chain

During the incident: Engaged cybersecurity experts
Launched an investigation
Working with leading cybersecurity experts to enhance the security of its customer information system
Changes made: Working with leading cybersecurity experts to enhance the security of its customer information system
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 15 weeks(105 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/BreachM10351.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Oct 29, 2020
Raw hash: 36eaed260210c618dcf581f4958b666c7a1d9e698565d40f9c592c156754f027

Reporting entityFeed the Children

Victim entityFeed the Children

Incidentdiscovered Jul 16, 2020

Stated responseEngaged cybersecurity experts

ComplianceWA AG >90d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceagportal-s3bucket.s3.amazonaws.com