MalwareEducationEducationRansomwareSupply Chain (3P Vendor)Ransom DemandedRansom PaidData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedEducationIdentity (basic)PIIHighContained

Western Washington University Foundation

bd_ba13333288881df4 · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

High

Discovered

Sep 9, 2020

Filed

Sep 17, 2020

To disclose

8 days

Affected

165,000state residents only

Confidence

69%

Full breach record for Western Washington University Foundation →

Western Washington University Foundation notified WA AG of a ransomware attack on third-party vendor Blackbaud. Attack occurred Feb-May 2020. Attacker exfiltrated alumni PII (name, address, birthdate, student ID). 165,000 WA residents affected. Vendor paid ransom and engaged forensics. Notifications mailed starting Sept 28, 2020.

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Washington clock✓ WA AG ≤30d8 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 · 215 days

discovery → filing · 8 days

Feb 7, 2020

Begins

Sep 9, 2020

Discovered

Sep 17, 2020

Filed

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed165,000 affectedView incident

Name: Western Washington University Foundation
norm: western washington university
Domain: foundation.wwu.edu

Name: Western Washington University Foundation
norm: western washington university
Domain: foundation.wwu.edu
Industry: Educationllm

Discovered: Sep 9, 2020
Breach occurred: Feb 7, 2020 – May 20, 2020
Undetected for: 215 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Sep 28, 2020
Affected individuals: 165,000state-resident count only
Data types: EducationIdentity (basic)PII
Data elements: NameDate of birthStudent ID number
WA-stated cause: Cyberattack
WA-stated duration: lifecycle 200-299dexposure 100-199d
WA-stated discovery: Found after the fact
Attack vector: Third-Party / Supply Chain
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for ImpactT1195 Supply Chain Compromise
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified Washington Attorney General's Office
Third party: via Blackbaud
Initial access: supply_chain

During the incident: Blackbaud identified and contained the ransomware cyberattack
Blackbaud made payment to attackers
Blackbaud engaged with law enforcement and forensic experts
Blackbaud fixed the vulnerability associated with the attack
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 8 days(8 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/BreachM10311.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Sep 17, 2020
Raw hash: 6d7969c3b98dd73b2a8fef43a3dbfb4eadb60a9c8fc4679373b1d687f00273b0

Reporting entityWestern Washington University Foundation

Victim entityWestern Washington University Foundation

Incidentdiscovered Sep 9, 2020

Stated responseBlackbaud identified and contained the ransomware cyberattack

ComplianceWA AG ≤30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceagportal-s3bucket.s3.amazonaws.com