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Heifer Project International

United States of America

Heifer Project International is an organisation in Delaware. It appears on the Massachusetts Attorney General breach-notification register, the Washington State Attorney General breach-notification register, the Delaware Attorney General data security breach database and the Iowa Attorney General security breach notification list with 2 confirmed incidents (3 filings); the most recent notice was filed on August 21, 2020.

Data as of October 17, 2026.

Sources

Confirmed incident

Filed in DE, WA and MA — Ransomware Attack

The same incident was filed separately with 3 jurisdictions within a few days of each other (DE, WA and MA) — shown here as one incident.

Occurred
May 14, 2020
Disclosed
August 21, 2020

Timeline

  1. August 21, 2020
    Reported to regulator Regulator

    WA AG breach notification: 120,041 Washington residents affected

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  2. August 21, 2020
    Reported to regulator Regulator

    MA AG breach notification: 13,771 Massachusetts residents affected

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  3. August 21, 2020
    Reported to regulator Regulator

    DE AG breach notification: 1,225 Delaware residents affected

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  4. August 21, 2020
    Reported to regulator Regulator

    DE AG breach notification: 1,225 Delaware residents affected

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  5. August 21, 2020
    Reported to regulator Regulator

    DE AG breach notification: 1,225 Delaware residents affected

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Notices on file

What a Delaware notice means

Governed by 6 Del. C. §12B-102. Notice to the Attorney General is required when a breach affects more than 500 Delaware residents.

Note: the count is Delaware residents only, not a total.

Delaware breach-notification register ↗

What a Washington notice means

Governed by RCW 19.255.010. Notice to the Attorney General is required when a breach affects more than 500 Washington residents.

Note: the count is Washington residents only, not a total.

Washington breach-notification register ↗

What a Massachusetts notice means

Governed by M.G.L. c. 93H. Notice to the Attorney General is required for a breach affecting any number of Massachusetts residents' personal information -- the statute sets no minimum count.

Note: the count is Massachusetts residents only, not a total.

Massachusetts breach-notification register ↗

Confirmed incident

US-IA

Disclosed
May 18, 2020

Timeline

  1. May 18, 2020
    Reported to regulator Regulator

    IA AG breach notification: an unknown number of Iowa residents affected

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What a Iowa notice means

Governed by Iowa Code §715C.2. Notice to the Attorney General is required within five business days of notifying consumers, for a breach requiring notification to more than 500 Iowa residents.

Note: no affected-count is published on this register.

Iowa breach-notification register ↗

Related

Disclosed around the same time