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 agreed to maintain data protection compliance and improve cybersecurity programs, and not make "misleading statements related to its …