MalwareEducationEducationRansomwareData MishandlingSupply Chain (3P Vendor)Data ExfiltratedData EncryptedRansom DemandedCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumResolved

Georgia Southern University

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Jul 24, 2020

Filed

Nov 13, 2020

To disclose

16 weeks

Affected

552state residents only

Linked

8 filings

Confidence

69%

Full breach record for Georgia Southern University →5 incidents on file

Georgia Southern University notified Washington AG of a third-party vendor (Blackbaud) ransomware incident. Unauthorized access occurred Feb 7-May 20, 2020. 552 Washington residents affected (names, SSNs). Blackbaud paid ransom; data destroyed. Notice sent Oct 9, 2020. Credit monitoring offered.

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Washington clock✗ WA AG >90d16 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 · 168 days

discovery → filing · 16 weeks / 112 days

Feb 7, 2020

Begins

Jul 24, 2020

Discovered

Nov 13, 2020

Filed

vs. sector median

+7 wks slower

This filing is one of 8 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 (7) · sorted by filing gap

Maine State AGbd_c85b3a4945e51a3f2020-11-13Verified
New Hampshire State AGbd_a9bad9f070b99de62020-11-16 · +3dVerified
New Hampshire State AGbd_14893e273448a9e52020-10-13 · +31dVerified
Massachusetts State AGbd_9a1d3bde30c054cc2020-10-09 · +35dVerified

Show 3 more filings ↓up to 35d gap

Maine State AGbd_a34a40eec8e52e7d2020-10-09 · +35dCandidate
Indiana State AGbd_ba25f36a52d8f4522020-10-09 · +35dVerified
California State AGbd_fefe1ef75864e2942020-10-09 · +35dVerified

Name: Georgia Southern University
norm: georgia southern university

Name: Georgia Southern University
norm: georgia southern university
Industry: Educationllm

Discovered: Jul 24, 2020
Breach occurred: Feb 7, 2020 – May 20, 2020
Undetected for: 168 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Oct 9, 2020
Affected individuals: 552state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
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: Third-Party / Supply Chain
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for ImpactT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Notified Washington Attorney General Consumer Protection Division
Third party: via Blackbaud
Initial access: supply_chain

During the incident: Conducted its own investigation of the Blackbaud services used by Georgia Southern University
Provided written notice to the Washington residents by mailing letters
Offering all Washington residents a complimentary, one-year membership to credit monitoring and identity theft prevention services
Established a dedicated phone number where the individuals may obtain more information regarding the incident
Changes made: Removing all Social Security numbers from the Blackbaud database
Taking additional steps with Blackbaud to better ensure that any sensitive or personal information is encrypted
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 16 weeks(112 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: WA AG >90d
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 · 8 filings · 6 states

View merged incident ↗

Massachusetts State AGOct 9 · first

Maine State AGOct 9 · first

Indiana State AGOct 9 · first

California State AGOct 9 · first

New Hampshire State AG+4d

Maine State AG+35d

Washington State AG+35d · this page

New Hampshire State AG+38d

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?

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/BreachM10360.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Nov 13, 2020
Raw hash: 4285465523e0018583bfb8b72e97edcaf16a18c781e54e8650623cec33d96a73

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (7) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityGeorgia Southern University

Victim entityGeorgia Southern University

Incidentdiscovered Jul 24, 2020

Stated responseConducted its own investigation of the Blackbaud services used by Georgia Southern University

ComplianceWA AG >90d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceagportal-s3bucket.s3.amazonaws.com