HackingTechnologyInformationCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)MediumContained

The Philadelphia Inquirer, PBC

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

May 13, 2023

Filed

Apr 29, 2024

To disclose

50 weeks

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

10 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for The Philadelphia Inquirer, PBC →

The Philadelphia Inquirer, PBC notified Delaware AG on April 29, 2024, of a cybersecurity incident occurring between May 11-13, 2023. An unauthorized party gained access to internal systems, viewing and copying files containing customer names and government identifiers. The company engaged third-party specialists, secured the environment, notified federal law enforcement, and offered 24 months of credit monitoring via Experian. The incident status is contained.

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Leak gap clock✗ Leak >180d50 weeks discovery → filing

Incident timeline

undetected · 2 days

discovery → filing · 50 weeks / 352 days

May 11, 2023

Begins

May 13, 2023

Discovered

Apr 29, 2024

Filed

vs. sector median

+32 wks slower

This filing is one of 10 about the same incident.View merged incident

A leak claim by cuba about this victim predates this filing by 342 days.View originating leak claim

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Ransomware claims (1)

Leak Sitecubabd_13f6daf485841c2d2023-05-23 · +342dVerified by operator

Regulatory filings (8) · sorted by filing gap

New Hampshire State AGbd_4a663e5ad24c31f62024-04-29Verified by operator
Massachusetts State AGbd_6beb039a04f99ac52024-04-29Verified by operator
Vermont State AGbd_927e18c76d8682a42024-04-29Verified
Delaware State AGbd_c6d87b7612c82ece2024-04-29Verified by operator

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Montana State AGbd_caf6d6ae274f28652024-04-29Verified by operator
Indiana State AGbd_cba9ad30f1e8ff1e2024-04-29Verified by operator
California State AGbd_e836b2cc60916a922024-04-29Verified by operator
Maine State AGbd_eef462848cfb56432024-04-29Verified

Name: The Philadelphia Inquirer, PBC
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Name: The Philadelphia Inquirer, PBC
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Industry: Technologyllm

Discovered: May 13, 2023
Breach occurred: May 11, 2023 – May 13, 2023
Undetected for: 2 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Apr 29, 2024
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: notified federal law enforcement
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Began working with third-party cyber specialists to investigate the nature and scope of the activity
Undertook a comprehensive review of the potentially impacted files
Took steps to secure the environment
Notified federal law enforcement
Offering you access to 24 months of complimentary credit monitoring and identity restoration services through Experian
Changes made: Offering you access to 24 months of complimentary credit monitoring and identity restoration services through Experian
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 50 weeks(352 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: Leak >180d
Discovery-date grounding: letter-groundedThe discovery date is the detection date narrated in the notification letter — the defensible tier.

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 9 filings · 8 states

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New Hampshire State AGApr 29 · first

Massachusetts State AGApr 29 · first

Vermont State AGApr 29 · first

Delaware State AGApr 29 · first

Montana State AGApr 29 · first

Indiana State AGApr 29 · first

California State AGApr 29 · first

Maine State AGApr 29 · first

Delaware State AGApr 29 · first · this page

Evidence ladder

Leak-site claim

Attacker assertion only. Establishes: claim date, group, alleged victim.

Press / market report

Unlocks: incident narrative, operational impact. Still no compliance clock.

State AG / regulator filingThis record

Unlocks: discovery date, data types, affected count, compliance clock.

SEC 8-K / victim statement

Unlocks: materiality, stated response, full audit trail. Ceiling removed.

Source URL: https://attorneygeneral.delaware.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/50/2024/05/The-Philadelphia-Inquirer-PBC-DE.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Apr 29, 2024
Raw hash: 3f51767907675e7d8c3b8ed9f74f7e5886688bef5eda8d0f2755718c3e5e9276

Linked disclosures

Ransomware claims (1)

Regulatory filings (8) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityThe Philadelphia Inquirer, PBC

Victim entityThe Philadelphia Inquirer, PBC

Incidentdiscovered May 13, 2023

Stated responseBegan working with third-party cyber specialists to investigate the nature and scope of the activity

ComplianceLeak >180d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceattorneygeneral.delaware.gov