Georgia Southern University
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Full breach record for Georgia Southern University →5 incidents on fileGeorgia Southern University notified California residents of a data breach involving its vendor, Blackbaud. Between February 7 and May 20, 2020, an unauthorized party accessed Blackbaud's network, exfiltrated backup files, and attempted ransomware encryption. Blackbaud paid a ransom and confirmed file destruction. Affected data included names, Social Security numbers, and donor profiles. The university is removing SSNs from Blackbaud and offering one year of identity monitoring.
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Incident timeline
Feb 7, 2020
Begins
Jul 16, 2020
Discovered
Oct 9, 2020
Filed
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Linked disclosures
Why this link?Regulatory filings (7) · sorted by filing gap
- Massachusetts State AGbd_9a1d3bde30c054cc2020-10-09Verified
- Maine State AGbd_a34a40eec8e52e7d2020-10-09Candidate
- Indiana State AGbd_ba25f36a52d8f4522020-10-09Verified
- New Hampshire State AGbd_14893e273448a9e52020-10-13 · +4dVerified
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- Maine State AGbd_c85b3a4945e51a3f2020-11-13 · +35dVerified
- Washington State AGbd_ff4ac37fb94907932020-11-13 · +35dVerified
- New Hampshire State AGbd_a9bad9f070b99de62020-11-16 · +38dVerified
Filing propagation · 8 filings · 6 states
View merged incident ↗Pattern: first filing Oct 9 (MA), last Nov 16 (NH) — a 38-day rolling notification. Rolling spreads often mean counsel is filing as thresholds trip per state. Why this link?
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Attacker assertion only. Establishes: claim date, group, alleged victim.
Unlocks: incident narrative, operational impact. Still no compliance clock.
Unlocks: discovery date, data types, affected count, compliance clock.
Unlocks: materiality, stated response, full audit trail. Ceiling removed.