MalwareOtherRansomwareSupply Chain (3P Vendor)Data ExfiltratedRansom DemandedRansom PaidCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)MediumContained

Americares Foundation, Inc.

bd_a611e2191de013e7 · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Medium

Discovered

Jul 16, 2020

Filed

Aug 3, 2020

To disclose

18 days

Affected

2,444state residents only

Confidence

70%

Full breach record for Americares Foundation, Inc. →2 incidents on file

Americares Foundation, Inc. notified the Washington AG of a third-party ransomware attack on vendor Blackbaud. Attack occurred Feb-May 2020; discovered July 16, 2020. 2,444 WA residents affected. Data: name, address, DOB. Ransom paid by Blackbaud.

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Washington clock✓ WA AG ≤30d18 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 · 160 days

discovery → filing · 18 days

Feb 7, 2020

Begins

Jul 16, 2020

Discovered

Aug 3, 2020

Filed

vs. sector median

5 wks faster

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed2,444 affectedView incident

Name: MINTZ, LEVIN, COHN, FERRIS, GLOVSKY AND POPEO, P.C.
norm: mintz levin cohn ferris glovsky and popeo

Name: Americares Foundation, Inc.
norm: americares foundation
Industry: Otherllm

Discovered: Jul 16, 2020
Breach occurred: Feb 7, 2020 – May 20, 2020
Undetected for: 160 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Aug 3, 2020
Affected individuals: 2,444state-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 Channel
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified Washington Attorney General's Office
Third party: via Blackbaud, Inc.

During the incident: Began immediately to determine what donor information was stored in the Blackbaud database
Continues to request additional information from Blackbaud
Continues to improve its own internal policies and vendor management
Sent notification letters to affected residents
Changes made: Blackbaud updated its network security controls and email system
Blackbaud will continue to closely monitor and take further steps as appropriate to safeguard such information
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 18 days(18 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/BreachM10208.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Aug 3, 2020
Raw hash: 1a9028f6f94789d7292957240530dfba8dcecc1918a1f6f76b521bb1f642c870

Reporting entityMINTZ, LEVIN, COHN, FERRIS, GLOVSKY AND POPEO, P.C.

Victim entityAmericares Foundation, Inc.

Incidentdiscovered Jul 16, 2020

Stated responseBegan immediately to determine what donor information was stored in the Blackbaud database

ComplianceWA AG ≤30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceagportal-s3bucket.s3.amazonaws.com