California’s Attorney General Rob Bonta announced Friday that Blackbaud reached a $6.75 million settlement over its 2020 data breach.

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California’s Attorney General Rob Bonta announced Friday that Blackbaud reached a $6.75 million settlement over its 2020 data breach. Highlighting that cyber is slowly moving up the legal agenda, with companies facing increased scrutiny and fines for failing to comply with regulation.

“Not only did Blackbaud fail to protect consumers’ personal information, but they misled the public of the full impact of the data breach. This is simply unacceptable,” said Attorney General Bonta. “Today’s settlement will ensure that Blackbaud prioritizes safeguarding consumers’ personal information and enhances security measures to prevent future incidents.”

While the fine is relatively modest, the injunctive terms set out in the settlement will keep Blackbaud under the DoJs oversight. In ones opinion an activity that an organisation should avoid at any cost.

@Thaddeus Dziekanowski Brian D. McCarthy Rachel V. Rose, JD, MBA

Veritas GRC California Department of Justice Blackbaud

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