MalwareEducationOtherEducationRansomwareSupply Chain (3P Vendor)Data ExfiltratedRansom PaidCustomer Data InvolvedEmployee Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountHighContained

Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod

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Severity

High

Discovered

Jul 16, 2020

Filed

Aug 10, 2020

To disclose

25 days

Affected · nationwide

7,53895 in this filing

Linked

5 filings

Confidence

67%

Full breach record for Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod →2 incidents on file

Supplemental notice for Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod regarding a ransomware attack on third-party provider Blackbaud. Incident occurred in May 2020, discovered July 16, 2020. Updated count: 95 Washington residents, 7,538 total. Data included names, DOB, SSNs, financial accounts. Blackbaud paid ransom, engaged forensics, offered credit monitoring.

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Washington clock✓ WA AG ≤30d25 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 · 76 days

discovery → filing · 25 days

May 1, 2020

Begins

Jul 16, 2020

Discovered

Aug 10, 2020

Filed

This filing is one of 5 filings 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

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Indiana State AGbd_d96585f84bb4d8a32020-10-29 · +80dVerified
New Hampshire State AGbd_6c0bc8218bc54a1f2020-11-19 · +101dVerified
Massachusetts State AGbd_7f5fe82fd1d3092f2020-11-19 · +101dVerified
Maine State AGbd_f6087d403309c14e2020-11-19 · +101dVerified

Name: Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
norm: michael best friedrich
Domain: michaelbest.com

Name: Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod
norm: wisconsin evangelical lutheran synod
Domain: wels.net
Industry: EducationllmOtherllm

Discovered: Jul 16, 2020
Breach occurred: May 1, 2020 – May 31, 2020
Undetected for: 76 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Nov 9, 2020
Affected individuals: 7,538state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial account
Data elements: NameSocial Security numberDate of birth
WA-stated cause: Cyberattack
WA-stated duration: lifecycle 100-199dexposure 100-199d
WA-stated discovery: Found after the fact
Attack vector: Ransomware
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for ImpactT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 ChannelT1195 Supply Chain Compromise
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified Washington Attorney General
Third party: via Blackbaud
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Engaged independent forensics experts
Notified law enforcement
Monitored the internet to assist in determining that the information relating to this incident was destroyed
Identified the vulnerability associated with this incident and quickly implemented a security fix
Implemented additional safety protocols to help protect data
Offering 24-months of free credit monitoring
Notifying affected individuals
Changes made: Enhanced access management
Enhanced backups
Enhanced encryption
Enhanced network segmentation
Deployment of additional endpoint and network-based platforms
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 25 days(25 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.

Filing propagation · 5 filings · 5 states

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Washington State AGAug 10 · first · this page

Indiana State AG+80d

New Hampshire State AG+101d

Massachusetts State AG+101d

Maine State AG+101d

Pattern: first filing Aug 10 (WA), last Nov 19 (ME) — a 101-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.

Source URL: https://agportal-s3bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/databreach/BreachM10216.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Aug 10, 2020
Raw hash: 7848a53cdac0552b0cf4f8ad13fe01ee9f067f6101ea1b97cbb48862b922b749

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityMichael Best & Friedrich LLP

Victim entityWisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod

Incidentdiscovered Jul 16, 2020

Stated responseEngaged independent forensics experts

ComplianceWA AG ≤30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceagportal-s3bucket.s3.amazonaws.com