MalwareOtherRansomwareSupply Chain (3P Vendor)Data ExfiltratedData EncryptedCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)PIIMediumActive

Guide Dogs for the Blind, Inc.

bd_c94f0f42d464af9b · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Medium

Discovered

Jul 16, 2020

Filed

Sep 1, 2020

To disclose

7 weeks

Affected

8,169state residents only

Confidence

70%

Full breach record for Guide Dogs for the Blind, Inc. →

Guide Dogs for the Blind, Inc. notified Washington AG of a third-party ransomware incident involving vendor Blackbaud. Unauthorized access occurred between Feb-May 2020, affecting names and DOBs of 8,169 WA residents. GDB notified residents on Sept 1, 2020.

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Washington clock⏱ WA AG >30d7 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 · 7 weeks / 47 days

Feb 7, 2020

Begins

Jul 16, 2020

Discovered

Sep 1, 2020

Filed

vs. sector median

1 wks faster

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed8,169 affectedView incident

Name: Mullen Coughlin LLC
norm: mullen coughlin

Name: Guide Dogs for the Blind, Inc.
norm: guide dogs for the blind
Industry: Otherllm

Discovered: Jul 16, 2020
Breach occurred: Feb 7, 2020 – May 20, 2020
Undetected for: 160 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Sep 1, 2020
Affected individuals: 8,169state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)PII
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 Washington Office of the Attorney General
Third party: via Blackbaud
Initial access: supply_chain

During the incident: Engaged forensic investigators
Notified law enforcement
Provided impacted individuals with guidance on how to better protect against identity theft and fraud
Provided information on how to place a fraud alert and security freeze on one’s credit file
Changes made: Hardening controls related to access management, network segmentation, and endpoint and network-based protection
Strengthening password requirements
Implementing multi-factor authentication for self-hosted solutions
Engaged third-party experts to actively monitor for suspicious activity involving GDB data
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: 7 weeks(47 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/BreachM10274.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Sep 1, 2020
Raw hash: 56f49a3acfcb7c2c5355a5b8520e17ee86c3ab4a3bec111acefc4139e51204c7

Reporting entityMullen Coughlin LLC

Victim entityGuide Dogs for the Blind, Inc.

Incidentdiscovered Jul 16, 2020

Stated responseEngaged forensic investigators

ComplianceWA AG >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceagportal-s3bucket.s3.amazonaws.com