[amandahugg]

Throwaway account - I am in charge of IT from one of the universities affected and am angry at how blackbaud has been so slow at communicating this to us. Even when we asked them the exact fields/data that was stolen they just gave us vague answers.

Our contract with them ends soon and we will definitely not be renewing when it’s up.

[stordoff]

Selwyn's statement notes much the same:

> On 16th July, Blackbaud informed us of a data security incident [...] they had been the victim of a ransomware attack between February and May 2020.

> Amongst the information that may been affected were the following[...]

> Blackbaud is unable to confirm precisely which individual records have been affected

https://www.selwynalumni.com/main-website-pages/blackbaud-da...

[jacquesm]

Such a breach could easily count as reason to annul the contract.

[guitarbill]

true. but it usually isn't worth the effort, as that would involve getting lawyers involved. easier to not renew.

plus most places will need some time to put an alternative in place. it's commendable if anybody manages to convince management and does this though. inertia and i imagine blackbaud did provide significant value/functionality?