HackingOtherStolen CredentialsSupply Chain (3P Vendor)Ransom DemandedData ExfiltratedHealth (basic)Identity (basic)PHIPIILowContained

Hydrocephalus Association

bd_d65836bb49df266c · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Low

Discovered

Aug 14, 2020

Filed

Sep 4, 2020

To disclose

21 days

Affected

835state residents only

Confidence

70%

Full breach record for Hydrocephalus Association →3 incidents on file

Hydrocephalus Association notified Washington AG of a supply-chain breach via vendor Blackbaud. Unauthorized access occurred Feb 7-May 20, 2020. HA determined on Aug 14, 2020 that member PII and limited health info were accessed. Ransom was paid by Blackbaud. 835 WA residents affected. Notification sent Sept 4, 2020.

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Washington clock✓ WA AG ≤30d21 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 · 189 days

discovery → filing · 21 days

Feb 7, 2020

Begins

Aug 14, 2020

Discovered

Sep 4, 2020

Filed

vs. sector median

5 wks faster

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed835 affectedView incident

Name: Hydrocephalus Association
norm: hydrocephalus association
Domain: hydroassoc.org
Industry: Non-Profit/Charity

Name: Hydrocephalus Association
norm: hydrocephalus association
Domain: hydroassoc.org
Industry: Non-Profit/Charity
Industry: Otherllm

Discovered: Aug 14, 2020
Breach occurred: Feb 7, 2020 – May 20, 2020
Undetected for: 189 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Sep 4, 2020
Affected individuals: 835state-resident count only
Data types: Health (basic)Identity (basic)PHIPII
Data elements: NameDate of birthMedical information
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: T1195 Supply Chain CompromiseT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Filed Legal Notice of Information Security Breach Pursuant to Wash. Rev. Code § 19.255.010
Third party: via Blackbaud Inc.
Initial access: supply_chain

During the incident: Investigate the incident
Identify and notify individuals affected
Reviewing our work with Blackbaud to ensure it meets Blackbaud’s contractual commitments
Evaluating our relationship with Blackbaud more generally
Changes made: Reviewing our work with Blackbaud to ensure it meets Blackbaud’s contractual commitments
Evaluating our relationship with Blackbaud more generally
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 21 days(21 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/BreachM10290.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Sep 4, 2020
Raw hash: e4255a756b9c6560b72356d437b68286d3790ee4463768256604852e30f663e2

Reporting entityHydrocephalus Association

Victim entityHydrocephalus Association

Incidentdiscovered Aug 14, 2020

Stated responseInvestigate the incident

ComplianceWA AG ≤30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceagportal-s3bucket.s3.amazonaws.com