#blackbaud — Public Fediverse posts

Sigh..just sat down to do a funding application for our #CommunityFridge to discover the charity is now using a portal. In theory.. fine.. saves having to input basic data every time.. but.. it quickly became clear it was US based, the questions to register our organisation were odd and seemed a bit dodgy, do funders really need to know tax references? Usually they just ask charity or company number and board info, accounts etc all are available to see online. Felt like some data harvesting AI thing so stopped and searched a bit to discover the portal is run by US firm #Blackbaud who have an appalling track record of hacks and lax data security. Not only that, they have also recently teamed up with #Anthropic to use #Claude more in the non-profit sector. They are clearly only using a UK Charity Commission database to verify organisations are real. If you are a CIC or other sort of non-profit have to go through incredibly complex hoops including vast amounts of paperwork and submit director ID and they (or Claude) still may decide you don't qualify. So ..for a £2500 grant that we had a very slim chance of getting anyway.. no thanks, I'll leave well alone.

I paid tuition for my kids school today. (wish we were public: #nyc #school system is messed up;dont want to discuss why here.)

#blackbaud is the payment system. They finagled a way to charge us $70 in fees because they didn't notify me until after assessed date that they had a problem charging my CC.

seems predatory

That led me down the rabbit hole-bad guy enablers:
https://techcrunch.com/2022/06/02/social-good-cloud-provider-blackbaud-takes-millions-from-the-nra/

data breach helpers:
https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2024/05/ftc-finalizes-order-blackbaud-related-allegations-firms-security-failures-led-data-breach

Curious about threads here that give details on them

Blackbaud Settles With California for $6.75 Million Over 2020 Data Breach https://www.securityweek.com/blackbaud-settles-with-california-for-6-75-million-over-2020-data-breach/ #DataBreaches #settlement #Blackbaud

Blackbaud Settles With California for $6.75 Million Over 2020 Data Breach https://www.securityweek.com/blackbaud-settles-with-california-for-6-75-million-over-2020-data-breach/ #DataBreaches #settlement #Blackbaud

FTC orders Blackbaud to increase cybersecurity after data breach back in 2020. Blackbaud provides cloud-based donor data management software to non-profit organizations. They were hit by a ransomware attack that affected millions of people. According to FTC, Blackbaud had poor security practices and controls. This is just one case that shows the importance of cybersecurity and the consequences of not paying attention.

#cybersecurity #FTC #Blackbaud #ransomware

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ftc-orders-blackbaud-to-boost-security-after-massive-data-breach/

FTC slams Blackbaud for “shoddy security” after hacker stole data belonging to thousands of non-profits and millions of people https://www.bitdefender.com/blog/hotforsecurity/ftc-slams-blackbaud-for-shoddy-security-after-hacker-stole-data-belonging-to-thousands-of-non-profits-and-millions-of-people/ #Ransomware #databreach #ransomware #Guestblog #Blackbaud #Dataloss #ftc

FTC slams Blackbaud for "shoddy", "lax" cybersecurity.

Read more in my article on the Bitdefender blog: https://www.bitdefender.com/blog/hotforsecurity/ftc-slams-blackbaud-for-shoddy-security-after-hacker-stole-data-belonging-to-thousands-of-non-profits-and-millions-of-people/

#cybersecurity #ransomware #ftc #blackbaud #databreach

FTC Blasts Blackbaud’s ‘Shoddy’ Practices in Ransomware Hack – Source: www.databreachtoday.com https://ciso2ciso.com/ftc-blasts-blackbauds-shoddy-practices-in-ransomware-hack-source-www-databreachtoday-com/ #rssfeedpostgeneratorecho #CyberSecurityNews #DataBreachToday #DataBreachToday #Blackbaud's #Blasts

The #FTC went after #Blackbaud for its poor security, #databreach in 2020, and incident response. A ton of provisions in the proposed order, but no monetary penalty.

Press release: https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2024/02/ftc-order-will-require-blackbaud-delete-unnecessary-data-boost-safeguards-settle-charges-its-lax

Direct link to proposed order: https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2024/02/ftc-order-will-require-blackbaud-delete-unnecessary-data-boost-safeguards-settle-charges-its-lax

I like how they included that after paying $250k to the threat actors to get them to delete the data, "The company never verified, however, that the hacker actually deleted the stolen data, according to the complaint."

#EduSec #databreach

@douglevin @funnymonkey

Multistate Coalition of State Attorneys General Secures $49.5 Million from Cloud Company #Blackbaud for 2020 Data Breach #ransomware

https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=c4422b96-c5ab-4f30-ad9d-e1b0f535ef4c

Charleston-based tech company settles data breach for nearly $50M #Blackbaud

@PogoWasRight @douglevin

https://www.live5news.com/2023/10/05/charleston-based-tech-company-settles-data-breach-nearly-50m/

Admiration for my friend @amvinfe for his persistence in following up on the #Blackbaud #ransomware attack of 2020 and trying to get accurate info on the education sector victims. See his "final chapter" blog post at:

https://www.suspectfile.com/blackbaud-data-breach-2020-2023-the-final-chapter/

#databreach #vendor #thirdparty #Edusec #infosecurity #incidentresponse #transpareency

@douglevin @funnymonkey

Updated: Blackbaud Board Rejects $4B Takeover Bid - The NonProfit Times

https://thenonprofittimes.com/npt_articles/blackbaud-board-rejects-4b-takeover-bid/. This blows my mind.

#Philanthropy #blackbaud #marketsize

[#Ransomware] [#CyberCrisis] Software maker #Blackbaud Inc. agreed to pay the SEC $3,000,000 to settle charges it made misleading statements about the extent of a 2020 #ransomware attack. Per the SEC, Blackbaud didn't admit or deny the charges. https://www.sec.gov/news/press-release/2023-48 | #cybersecurity #infosec

#SEC Charges Software Company #Blackbaud Inc. for Misleading Disclosures About #Ransomware Attack

@PogoWasRight @douglevin

https://www.sec.gov/news/press-release/2023-48

I've migrated instances, so this is a re-#introduction:

I'm a #nonprofit database and #analytics expert. Ask me anything!

I've presented at the last four annual #bbcon events, hosted by #Blackbaud

I run a regional #RaisersEdge user group in the greater #RochesterNY region.

I used to be a #teacher, and stuck with that for 8 years. I'm much happier in this career though.

I'm also a #musician, am into #hiking and #camping around the #FingerLakes, and a semi-frequent dog foster parent :)

Decrypted: The major ransomware attack you probably didn’t hear about - Watching the news this past week was like drinking from a firehose. Speaking of which, you probably ... - http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/e5LVcwFH56s/ #chiefinformationsecurityofficer #computersecurity #illusivenetworks #securitybreaches #cloudtechnology #identitytheft #databreach #ransomware #rinkisethi #blackbaud #security #facebook #privacy #social

Провайдер облачных вычислений признал факт атаки вымогателей #Blackbaud https://www.securitylab.ru/news/512696.php https://twitter.com/SecurityLabnews/status/1311960374611251200/photo/1

Жертвам вымогательского ПО проще заплатить выкуп – страховка покроет все #выкуп, #Blackbaud, #страхование https://www.securitylab.ru/news/510802.php https://twitter.com/SecurityLabnews/status/1290593730618064896/photo/1

Blackbaud’s cloud for ‘social good’ serves customers that work against human rights - Blackbaud offers enterprise tools ostensibly in a campaign to support social good, but the company ... more: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/NeVLSPItf-g/ #heritagefoundation #blackbaud #policy #tc