MalwareEducationEducationRansomwareExtortion DemandSupply Chain (3P Vendor)Ransom DemandedRansom PaidData ExfiltratedData EncryptedCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Financial accountLowContained

Tilton School

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Severity

Low

Discovered

Jul 16, 2020

Filed

Oct 16, 2020

To disclose

13 weeks

Affected

52state residents only

Linked

4 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Tilton School →

Tilton School notified the NH Attorney General of a ransomware attack on third-party vendor Blackbaud. The attack occurred Feb-May 2020. Tilton learned of the incident on July 16, 2020. 52 NH residents had name and financial account numbers exposed. Blackbaud paid ransom and confirmed data destruction. Tilton mailed notices on Oct 15, 2020.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 160 days

discovery → filing · 13 weeks / 92 days

Feb 7, 2020

Begins

Jul 16, 2020

Discovered

Oct 16, 2020

Filed

vs. sector median

+6 wks slower

This filing is one of 4 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

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Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_569290a328dccec12020-10-15 · +1dVerified
Maine State AGbd_84b635743f0412082020-10-15 · +1dCandidate
Indiana State AGbd_b7b22d91bf6f13d62020-10-15 · +1dVerified

Name: Tilton School
norm: tilton school

Name: Tilton School
norm: tilton school
Industry: Educationllm

Discovered: Jul 16, 2020
Breach occurred: Feb 7, 2020 – May 20, 2020
Undetected for: 160 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Oct 15, 2020
Affected individuals: 52state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Financial account
Attack vector: Third-Party / Supply Chain
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for ImpactT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified Attorney General Gordon MacDonald
Initial access: supply_chain

During the incident: Conducted its own investigation of the Blackbaud services used by Tilton
Providing written notice to the New Hampshire residents by mailing letters
Established a dedicated phone number where the individuals may obtain more information
Changes made: Blackbaud identified and fixed the vulnerability associated with this incident
Blackbaud implemented several changes that will better protect data
Blackbaud undertaking additional efforts to improve the security of its environment through enhancements to access management
Blackbaud undertaking additional efforts to improve the security of its environment through enhancements to network segmentation
Blackbaud undertaking additional efforts to improve the security of its environment through enhancements to deployment of additional endpoint and network-based platforms
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 13 weeks(92 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 4 filings · 4 states

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Massachusetts State AGOct 15 · first

Maine State AGOct 15 · first

Indiana State AGOct 15 · first

New Hampshire State AG+1d · this page

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://mm.nh.gov/files/uploads/doj/remote-docs/tilton-school-20201016.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Oct 16, 2020
Raw hash: 3d85976f1f730a1a83b42af20524c15a6cf92760ac7fe71a24ac41084601d6bc

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityTilton School

Victim entityTilton School

Incidentdiscovered Jul 16, 2020

Stated responseConducted its own investigation of the Blackbaud services used by Tilton

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov