Unencrypted data involving the Bush Center’s donors, including names, contact information and contribution history, was compromised during a May security breach, the organization said on its website.
The donor data was stolen during an attack suffered by Blackbaud, a third-party data management service used by the Bush Center, but has supposedly since been destroyed.
"Blackbaud informed us that it paid a ransom to the attackers in order to obtain confirmation that the ‎compromised unencrypted information has been destroyed," the Bush Center said in a statement.
Whose name(s) was/were on the list to make it worth paying a ransom to protect?
| Probably a fishing expedition — they’d know after reading through thr lists. Also, it’s a pretty good bet the center would pay the ransom — if they cannot keep donor information private, people won’t donate anymore. |