Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has obtained a settlement with Blackbaud, Inc. (“Blackbaud”) to ensure that the South Carolina-based software provider corrects its deficient data security privacy practices and is prepared to respond properly to any future security incidents.
Paxton’s office announced Monday that Texas will collect more than $2,766,000.
The settlement resolves an investigation of a 2020 data breach which affected over 13,000 Blackbaud customers and their respective consumer constituents. Blackbaud’s customers—which include educational institutions, healthcare groups, cultural organizations, and nonprofits—use the company’s software to manage data on donors and constituents. The breach of highly sensitive data included Social Security numbers, government identification numbers, financial information, protected health information, and donor demographic information.
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