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Fort Hays State University Foundation

Fort Hays State University Foundation notified California AG on Apr 16, 2021 of a data breach, which occurred on May 20, 2020. Data exposed: Social Security number, Name.

All 2 filings by Fort Hays State University Foundation, state by state · Case file (dates, days to notice against the statute, what the letter offers, prior incidents)

Organization
Fort Hays State University Foundation
Source
California AG · source record
Date reported
Apr 16, 2021
Date(s) of breach
Sunday, February 7, 2021Wednesday, May 20, 2020
Residents affected
Not published by this source
Data exposed
Social Security number Name
Notice letter
Sample notice (PDF)
Discovered
May 2020, as stated in the letter
"On July 16, 2020, Blackbaud notified the FHSU Foundation and many other institutions that it had discovered an attempted ransomware attack on Blackbaud’s network in May 2020."
Days to notice
331 days from the end of the breach window (May 20, 2020, no discovery date in the letter) to the California record (Apr 16, 2021). Statute: 30 days from discovery or notification of the breach (Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.82).
Offered in the letter
24 months of credit or identity monitoring through Experian
Third party
The letter attributes the incident to a vendor or service provider
First seen by BreachTally
2026-10-30 16:06 UTC

Dates and counts as filed by the organization with the agency. The breach window and the report date often differ by months.

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Other filings by Fort Hays State University Foundation

OrganizationSourceStateReportedResidents affectedData exposed
Fort Hays State University Foundation Oregon DOJ OR Apr 16, 2021 53,650 Not stated

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