Charlestonbased tech company settles data breach for nearly 50M

pCHARLESTON SC WCSC A South Carolina software company has agreed to a multimillion dollar settlement for a 2020 ransomware event that exposed the personal information of millions of consumers in the United StatesppSouth Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced that Blackbaud would pay 495 million to states settling allegations that the company violated state consumer protection laws breach notification laws and HIPAA by not implementing reasonable data securityppBlackbauds software connects nonprofit organizations with donors and manages data about their constituents That data includes contact and demographic information Social Security numbers drivers license numbers financial information employment and wealth information donation history and protected health informationppA 2020 data breach impacting 13000 Blackbaud customers exposed the information of their consumersppWilson said Blackbaud will strengthen its data security and breach notifications moving forward includingppSouth Carolina will receive 730449 from the settlementppCopyright 2023 WCSC All rights reservedp