MalwareEducationEducationRansomwareData ExfiltratedSupply Chain (3P Vendor)PIIIdentity (basic)MediumContained

Metropolitan State University Denver Foundation

bd_dbf632d6f0f87f79 · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Medium

Discovered

Jul 16, 2020

Filed

Aug 14, 2020

To disclose

29 days

Affected

1,235state residents only

Confidence

69%

Full breach record for Metropolitan State University Denver Foundation →

Metropolitan State University Denver Foundation notified Washington AG of a ransomware incident at third-party vendor Blackbaud. Unauthorized access occurred between Feb 7 and May 20, 2020. Discovery was July 16, 2020. 1,235 Washington residents affected; data included dates of birth. Notices sent Aug 8, 2020.

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Washington clock✓ WA AG ≤30d29 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 · 160 days

discovery → filing · 29 days

Feb 7, 2020

Begins

Jul 16, 2020

Discovered

Aug 14, 2020

Filed

vs. sector median

4 wks faster

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed1,235 affectedView incident

Name: Mullen Coughlin LLC
norm: mullen coughlin

Name: Metropolitan State University Denver Foundation
norm: metropolitan state university denver
Industry: Educationllm

Discovered: Jul 16, 2020
Breach occurred: Feb 7, 2020 – May 20, 2020
Undetected for: 160 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Aug 8, 2020
Affected individuals: 1,235state-resident count only
Data types: PIIIdentity (basic)
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 Channel
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified Washington Office of the Attorney General
Third party: via Blackbaud
Initial access: supply_chain

During the incident: Moved quickly to confirm additional information from Blackbaud
Conducted its own review of impacted modules
Working with Blackbaud to evaluate additional measures and safeguards
Provided written notice to affected individuals
Changes made: Working with Blackbaud to evaluate 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: 29 days(29 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/BreachM10234.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Aug 14, 2020
Raw hash: 61d9695e8b9466577c43d500fe3dcf309ede7c3b27fad0af79e375bd9832ce33

Reporting entityMullen Coughlin LLC

Victim entityMetropolitan State University Denver Foundation

Incidentdiscovered Jul 16, 2020

Stated responseMoved quickly to confirm additional information from Blackbaud

ComplianceWA AG ≤30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceagportal-s3bucket.s3.amazonaws.com