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State AGConfirmed1 filing · 1 stateLifecycle stage 2 of 3: ConfirmedUnverified claimConfirmedEnforcedlow sensitivity
Incident · single filing

University of Rhode Island Foundation — April 2020 breach

One linked filing — more sources may join as they report · filed Sep 2, 2020. View entity profile → Other incidents for this victim →

Determination

Confirmed

Members

1 filing

States

1

Affected · reported

500

First → last filing

Sep 2, 2020

incident inc_022d1a6bafe640fa · merged by deterministic

Confirmed breach. The filing describes a ransomware attack. Intrusion Apr 18, 2020–May 17, 2020, discovered Jul 16, 2020 — the first regulatory filing landed 48 days later. 500 individuals reported across the linked filings. Data reported: Identity (basic).

Litigation Timing

Notification delay
48days

Discovered → first regulatory filing

Not recorded for this incident

Discovery variance · Leak precedence · Materiality delta · SEC filing delay · Filing spanno leak-site claim in this cluster; no SEC 8-K in this cluster; needs two dated filings.

Regulatory clocksWashington WA AG >30dFull clock table in Litigation Timeline

Incident timeline

Apr 18, 2020breach begins
Jul 16, 2020discovered
notification delay · 48 days
Sep 2, 2020first & only filing
watching for filings

Dashed segments are unestablished, not zero — they fill in as filings merge into this incident.

Member cascade — every filing about this breach

  1. SEP 2WA AGWA AG noticeonly filing · 500 WA residentsday 0
  2. Watching for additional filings — new sources merge into this incident automatically.

Roll-up facts — reconciled across members

Breach window
Apr 18, 2020May 17, 2020
WA AG
Discovered
Jul 16, 2020· 89d undetected
WA AG
Data types
Identity (basic)
WA AG
Attack vector
Ransomware
WA AG

Each fact cites the member filing that establishes it; when filings conflict, every value shows with its source.

Evidence ladder — rungs this incident occupies

Leak-site claim

No leak-site claim on record for this incident.

Press / market report

No press coverage linked yet.

State AG / regulator filing1 member

Unlocks: discovery date, data types, affected count, compliance clock.

SEC 8-K / victim statement

No SEC filing or victim statement yet.

About this clustering

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