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MalwareHealthcareHealthcareRansomwareData MishandlingSupply Chain (3P Vendor)Data ExfiltratedData EncryptedRansom DemandedRansom PaidCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Health (basic)LowResolved

Living Beyond Breast Cancer

bd_ab859c4636909dbe · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Low

Discovered

Jul 16, 2020

Filed

Oct 27, 2020

To disclose

15 weeks

Affected

Not disclosed

Confidence

64%
Full breach record for Living Beyond Breast Cancer →

Living Beyond Breast Cancer notified California residents of a data breach involving their name and breast cancer diagnosis. The incident resulted from a ransomware attack on third-party vendor Blackbaud in May 2020. Blackbaud discovered the attack on July 16, 2020, and reported that backup files containing client data were exfiltrated and encrypted. Blackbaud paid a ransom and confirmed the files were destroyed. Living Beyond Breast Cancer determined on August 18, 2020, that their clients' data was involved. No evidence of misuse was found.

Incident timeline

undetected · 160 days
discovery → filing · 15 weeks / 103 days

Feb 7, 2020

Begins

Jul 16, 2020

Discovered

Oct 27, 2020

Filed

vs. sector median

+2 wks slower

Part of BLACKBAUD, INC. supply-chain incident (2020) — a supply-chain cascade affecting multiple organizations.View cascade →
Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.ConfirmedView incident

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.