Ball State University Foundation

The Washington State Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach involving the Ball State University Foundation (BSUF) on September 18, 2020. The breach, which was discovered on July 16, 2020, involved a ransomware attack on Blackbaud, Inc., resulting in the potential exposure of personal information, including names and Social Security Numbers/Tax ID Numbers, affecting 755 residents in Washington state.

Source: https://www.atg.wa.gov/data-breach-notifications | https://data.wa.gov/resource/sb4j-ca4h.json?id=10312

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/ball-state-university-foundation

"id": "bal117072625",
"linkid": "ball-state-university-foundation",
"type": "Ransomware",
"date": "2/2020",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "5",
"explanation": "Attack threatening the organization's existence"

{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 755,
                        'industry': 'Education',
                        'name': 'Ball State University Foundation',
                        'type': 'Educational Foundation'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Ransomware',
 'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 755,
                 'personally_identifiable_information': True,
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['names',
                                              'Social Security Numbers/Tax ID '
                                              'Numbers']},
 'date_detected': '2020-07-16',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2020-09-18',
 'description': 'The Washington State Office of the Attorney General reported '
                'a data breach involving the Ball State University Foundation '
                '(BSUF) on September 18, 2020. The breach, which was '
                'discovered on July 16, 2020, involved a ransomware attack on '
                'Blackbaud, Inc., resulting in the potential exposure of '
                'personal information, including names and Social Security '
                'Numbers/Tax ID Numbers, affecting 755 residents in Washington '
                'state.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['names',
                                 'Social Security Numbers/Tax ID Numbers']},
 'references': [{'date_accessed': '2020-09-18',
                 'source': 'Washington State Office of the Attorney General'}],
 'title': 'Data Breach at Ball State University Foundation',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}