HackingTechnologyInformationDelayed DiscoveryIdentity (basic)Government IDMediumContained

NewsBank

bd_207fb642feb56fa0 · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Medium

Discovered

Jul 1, 2024

Filed

Jan 16, 2025

To disclose

28 weeks

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

8 records

Confidence

63%

Full breach record for NewsBank →

NewsBank, Inc. disclosed a security incident where an unknown actor accessed systems between June 20 and July 1, 2024, viewing or downloading names and Social Security numbers. NewsBank identified suspicious activity on July 1, 2024, engaged forensic specialists, and notified federal law enforcement. The company is offering 12 months of credit monitoring through TransUnion. Notification was sent on January 16, 2025.

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Vermont clock✗ VT AG >45 bday28 weeks discovery → filing

⚠ unattributedNo provenance was recorded for this discovery date and it matches no other date on the record. It may be correct, but it is not independently grounded.

Incident timeline

undetected · 11 days

discovery → filing · 28 weeks / 199 days

Jun 20, 2024

Begins

Jul 1, 2024

Discovered

Jan 16, 2025

Filed

vs. sector median

+18 wks slower

This filing is one of 8 records about the same incident.View merged incident

A leak claim by rhysida about this victim was first seen 143 days before this filing.View originating leak claim

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Ransomware claims (1)

Leak Siterhysidabd_7e4bc7aaae98fa3f2024-07-01 · +199dVerified by operator

Regulatory filings (6) · sorted by filing gap

Nebraska State AGbd_44172157c774591c2025-01-16Verified
Indiana State AGbd_51a1db0ff81055aa2025-01-16Verified by operator
Massachusetts State AGbd_61e955736bb99eb72025-01-16Verified by operator
New Hampshire State AGbd_7093a62978734b6a2025-01-16Verified by operator

Show 2 more filings ↓up to 301d gap

Maine State AGbd_798b16b1f4a2b1812025-01-16Candidate
Maryland State AGbd_e141dc0d78ddf9c12025-11-13 · +301dVerified

Name: NewsBank
norm: newsbank
Domain: newsbank.com

Name: NewsBank
norm: newsbank
Domain: newsbank.com
Industry: Technologyllm

Discovered: Jul 1, 2024
Breach occurred: Jun 20, 2024 – Jul 1, 2024
Undetected for: 11 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jan 16, 2025
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Promptly notified federal law enforcement of the event

During the incident: Took steps to secure our network
Launched an investigation with the assistance of third-party forensic specialists
Promptly notified federal law enforcement of the event
Reviewed our security policies and procedures
Taken steps to enhance our security measures
Offering access to credit monitoring and identity restoration services for twelve (12) months at no cost to you, through Cyberscout, a TransUnion company
Changes made: Reviewed our security policies and procedures
Taken steps to enhance our security measures to reduce the risk of similar future events
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 28 weeks(199 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: VT AG >45 bdayLeak >90d
Discovery-date grounding: unattributedNo provenance was recorded for this discovery date and it matches no other date on the record. It may be correct, but it is not independently grounded.

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 7 filings · 7 states

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Nebraska State AGJan 16 · first

Indiana State AGJan 16 · first

Massachusetts State AGJan 16 · first

New Hampshire State AGJan 16 · first

Maine State AGJan 16 · first

Vermont State AGJan 16 · first · this page

Maryland State AG+301d

Pattern: first filing Jan 16 (NE), last Nov 13 (MD) — a 301-day rolling notification. Rolling spreads often mean counsel is filing as thresholds trip per state. Why this link?

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://ago.vermont.gov/document/2025-01-16-newsbank-data-breach-notice-consumers
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jan 16, 2025
Raw hash: 901db028a68f9b92c26f353293f1875851c7e41c71ac0740127efdad6934aae1

Linked disclosures

Ransomware claims (1)

Regulatory filings (6) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityNewsBank

Victim entityNewsBank

Incidentdiscovered Jul 1, 2024

Stated responseTook steps to secure our network

ComplianceVT AG >45 bday

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceago.vermont.gov