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2020-08-03 Cyber

George W. Bush Center hacked; ransom paid in exchange for apparent destruction of stolen donor data

[WashingtonTimes] The George W. Bush Presidential Center was the victim recently of a hack attack that resulted in an undisclosed sum being paid to the perpetrator, the organization announced Friday.

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.

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