Blackbaud Hack: 44 Jewish Schools, 100 U.K. Universities Get Hacked; Victims Paid Ransom to Destroy Data

Over hundreds of prominent British universities and schools, and dozens of charity organizations were recently found to be victims of a massive cyber hack. The hacking started in May, but the company that holds the info was only able to inform the victims, a month after the breach. Find out whether your school is included on the long-list of victims.

Blackbaud hack: A massive hacking incident of 2020

Another admission of Blackbaud on the massive cyber hack was that the company paid a ransom to the hackers to destroy the data they got from the company.

However, it's not sure whether the agreement was successfully done at the end of the hackers.

Blackbaud said that they will cooperate with the authorities to make sure that they caught the hackers behind the crime.

"Every point we were working closely with law enforcement and other specialists," said the company. "We take our regulatory responsibilities seriously and comply with GDPR at all times, including in this instance."

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