MalwareOtherRansomwareData MishandlingRansom DemandedRansom PaidData ExfiltratedSupply Chain (3P Vendor)Customer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDHighContained

Cancer Research Institute

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Severity

High

Discovered

Jul 16, 2020

Filed

Aug 5, 2020

To disclose

20 days

Affected

1,312state residents only

Confidence

70%

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Cancer Research Institute (CRI) notified the Washington AG of a ransomware attack on third-party provider Blackbaud. The incident, occurring Feb 7 - May 20, 2020, resulted in the exfiltration of names and dates of birth of ~1,312 WA residents. Blackbaud paid a ransom and confirmed data destruction. CRI sent notifications on Aug 5, 2020.

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Washington clock✓ WA AG ≤30d20 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 · 20 days

Feb 7, 2020

Begins

Jul 16, 2020

Discovered

Aug 5, 2020

Filed

vs. sector median

5 wks faster

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed1,312 affectedView incident

Name: Cancer Research Institute
norm: cancer research institute
Domain: cancerresearch.org
Industry: Non-Profit/Charity

Name: Cancer Research Institute
norm: cancer research institute
Domain: cancerresearch.org
Industry: Non-Profit/Charity
Industry: Otherllm

Discovered: Jul 16, 2020
Breach occurred: Feb 7, 2020 – May 20, 2020
Undetected for: 160 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Aug 5, 2020
Affected individuals: 1,312state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Data elements: NameDate of birthSocial Security number
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: Filed notice with Washington Attorney General
Third party: via Blackbaud, Inc.
Initial access: supply_chain

During the incident: Notified law enforcement
Engaged independent forensics experts
Expelled the intruder from Blackbaud's system
Sent notifications to affected individuals
Changes made: Blackbaud made enhancements to further improve its data security
Blackbaud continues to monitor the web for any signs that the information accessed during this incident has been misused
Blackbaud continues to monitor its systems for any suspicious activity
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 20 days(20 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/BreachM10211.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Aug 5, 2020
Raw hash: 682484f85807714475bc025462fdd0a4b0a650d4130b11d21edc5f7b07b4ae80

Reporting entityCancer Research Institute

Victim entityCancer Research Institute

Incidentdiscovered Jul 16, 2020

Stated responseNotified law enforcement

ComplianceWA AG ≤30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceagportal-s3bucket.s3.amazonaws.com