MalwareOtherRansomwareData MishandlingSupply Chain (3P Vendor)Data ExfiltratedData EncryptedCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)MediumContained

UWM Foundation, Inc

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Jul 16, 2020

Filed

Aug 20, 2020

To disclose

5 weeks

Affected

1,357state residents only

Linked

5 filings

Confidence

71%

Full breach record for UWM Foundation, Inc →

UWM-Foundation notified Washington AG of a ransomware incident affecting its third-party vendor Blackbaud. The attack occurred between Feb 7 and May 20, 2020, with discovery on July 16, 2020. 1,357 WA residents affected; data included names, addresses, DOBs. Remediation included credit monitoring and vendor policy review.

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Washington clock⏱ WA AG >30d5 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 · 5 weeks / 35 days

Feb 7, 2020

Begins

Jul 16, 2020

Discovered

Aug 20, 2020

Filed

vs. sector median

1 wks faster

This filing is one of 5 filings about the same incident.View merged incident

Part of BLACKBAUD, INC. supply-chain incident (2020) — a supply-chain cascade affecting multiple organizations.View cascade →

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_7c135532ab1911ec2020-08-20Verified
Indiana State AGbd_a9872ab9874ac7412020-08-20Verified
Montana State AGbd_d32173c9708e63d02020-08-20Verified by operator
New Hampshire State AGbd_dc0b3ff289065de42020-08-28 · +8dVerified by operator

Name: Mullen Coughlin LLC
norm: mullen coughlin

Name: UWM Foundation, Inc
norm: uwm 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 20, 2020
Affected individuals: 1,357state-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 ChannelT1195 Supply Chain Compromise
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified Office of the Attorney General (Washington)
Third party: via Blackbaud, Inc.
Initial access: supply_chain

During the incident: Investigating the incident
Providing access to credit monitoring services for twelve (12) months through Experian
Providing impacted individuals with guidance on how to better protect against identity theft and fraud
Notifying other relevant state regulators
Changes made: Reviewing existing policies and procedures regarding third-party vendors
Evaluating 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: 5 weeks(35 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.

Filing propagation · 5 filings · 5 states

View merged incident ↗

Massachusetts State AGAug 20 · first

Indiana State AGAug 20 · first

Montana State AGAug 20 · first

Washington State AGAug 20 · first · this page

New Hampshire State AG+8d

Pattern: first filing Aug 20 (MA), last Aug 28 (NH) — a 8-day rolling notification. Rolling spreads often mean counsel is filing as thresholds trip per state. Why this link?

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/BreachM10254.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Aug 20, 2020
Raw hash: 83c1220c7d45291a0c08eabcaa5db025867df2d468aabf2c0d23634ec676599f

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityMullen Coughlin LLC

Victim entityUWM Foundation, Inc

Incidentdiscovered Jul 16, 2020

Stated responseInvestigating the incident

ComplianceWA AG >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceagportal-s3bucket.s3.amazonaws.com