Item 8.01. Other Events.
On June 13, 2024, Blackbaud, Inc. ("Blackbaud" or the “Company”) agreed to a Final Judgment and Permanent Injunction with the Attorney General of the State of California (the "Final Judgment") relating to the previously disclosed 2020 security incident in which a cyber criminal removed a copy of a subset of data from the Company’s self-housed environment¹,²,³,⁴ (the “Security Incident”). This settlement fully resolves the last remaining U.S. state attorney general investigation into the Security Incident.
Under the terms of the settlement, the Company has agreed to comply with applicable laws; not to make misleading statements related to its data protection, privacy, security, confidentiality, integrity, breach notification requirements, and similar matters; and to implement and improve certain cybersecurity programs and tools⁵. The terms of the settlement with California are generally consistent with those to which Blackbaud agreed in settling with the other 49 state Attorneys General and the District of Columbia on October 5, 2023, as previously disclosed.
As part of the settlement, the Company also agreed to pay a total of $6.75 million to the State of California⁶. This amount was fully accrued as a contingent liability in the Company's financial statements as of March 31, 2024.
By agreeing to the Final Judgment, Blackbaud has denied wrongdoing or liability of any kind. Nothing contained in the Final Judgment is intended to be, and shall not in any event be construed or deemed to be, an admission or concession or evidence of any liability or wrongdoing whatsoever on the part of Blackbaud or any fact or violation of law, rule, or regulation.
The foregoing description is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Final Judgment attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference herein.