Blackbaud settles ransomware data breach investigations for $49.5M

Blackbaud served 35,000 nonprofit fundraising entities, including many healthcare organizations, when it was infected in 2020 with ransomware and data – personally identifiable information and protected health information like admission and discharge dates and physician names and specialties – was exfiltrated.

WHY IT MATTERS

In the multi-state settlement over its data security practices and response to the breach, Blackbaud said it has…