MalwareEducationEducationRansomwareRansom DemandedRansom PaidData ExfiltratedData EncryptedCustomer Data InvolvedSupply Chain (3P Vendor)Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountHighContained

West Virginia University Foundation

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Severity

High

Discovered

Jul 16, 2020

Filed

Aug 21, 2020

To disclose

5 weeks

Affected

1,015state residents only

Confidence

69%

Full breach record for West Virginia University Foundation →

West Virginia University Foundation (WVUF) reported a ransomware incident involving its third-party service provider, Blackbaud, Inc. The attack occurred between Feb 7 and May 20, 2020. WVUF was notified on July 16, 2020. The breach exposed donor data, including names, titles, dates of birth, and giving history, affecting 1,015 Washington residents. Blackbaud paid a ransom and confirmed data destruction. No SSNs or credit card numbers were impacted.

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Washington clock⏱ WA AG >30d5 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 · 5 weeks / 36 days

Feb 7, 2020

Begins

Jul 16, 2020

Discovered

Aug 21, 2020

Filed

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed1,015 affectedView incident

Name: West Virginia University Foundation
norm: west virginia university
Industry: Non-Profit/Charity

Name: West Virginia University Foundation
norm: west virginia university
Industry: Non-Profit/Charity
Industry: Educationllm

Discovered: Jul 16, 2020
Breach occurred: Feb 7, 2020 – May 20, 2020
Undetected for: 160 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jul 24, 2020
Affected individuals: 1,015state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial account
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: Ransomware
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for ImpactT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 ChannelT1566.002 Spearphishing Link
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified Washington Office of the Attorney General
Third party: via Blackbaud, Inc.
Initial access: phishing_link

During the incident: Engaged third-party experts to monitor the dark web
Paid ransom to the attacker
Obtained confirmation that compromised information was destroyed
Began an internal investigation
Provided general notification to the community
Provided supplemental notification to affected individuals
Changes made: Taken steps to secure their environment to prevent future incidents
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 5 weeks(36 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/BreachM10261.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Aug 21, 2020
Raw hash: 96a34fbec8efc976c533336b6880e091b102607fea9b30f82442553f14d2c17d

Reporting entityWest Virginia University Foundation

Victim entityWest Virginia University Foundation

Incidentdiscovered Jul 16, 2020

Stated responseEngaged third-party experts to monitor the dark web

ComplianceWA AG >30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceagportal-s3bucket.s3.amazonaws.com