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Tzu Chi Foundation

bd_c3219e8b0ccbeef9 · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Medium

Discovered

Jul 15, 2021

Filed

Oct 6, 2021

To disclose

12 weeks

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

4 filings

Confidence

64%
Full breach record for Tzu Chi Foundation →2 incidents on file

Buddhist Tzu Chi Education Foundation discovered unusual computer activity and network inaccessibility on July 15, 2021. The incident potentially exposed personal information including names, addresses, passport numbers, driver's license numbers, and Social Security Numbers. The organization took systems offline and upgraded security software. No specific attack vector or threat actor was identified.

Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 12 weeks / 83 days

Jul 15, 2021

Begins

Jul 15, 2021

Discovered

Oct 6, 2021

Filed

This filing is one of 4 filings about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Filing propagation · 4 filings · 3 states

View merged incident ↗
Indiana State AGOct 6 · first
California State AGOct 6 · first · this page

Pattern: first filing Oct 6 (IN), last Oct 18 (CA) — a 12-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.