HackingTechnologyInformationVulnerability ExploitCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountMediumResolved

The Yakima Herald-Republic & The Walla Walla Union-Bulletin

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

May 29, 2025

Filed

Jun 25, 2025

To disclose

27 days

Affected · nationwide

7702 in this filing

Linked

2 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for The Yakima Herald-Republic & The Walla Walla Union-Bulletin →

The Yakima Herald-Republic & The Walla Walla Union-Bulletin experienced an external system breach (hacking) on March 14, 2025, discovered on May 29, 2025. The incident affected 770 individuals, including 2 Maine residents. Personal information, including government identifiers and financial account data, was compromised. Affected individuals were notified on June 25, 2025, and offered 12 months of credit monitoring and identity theft protection services.

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Maine clockDiscovered May 29, 2025 → Filed with AG Jun 25, 202527d ✓ ME AG ≤30d27 days discovery → filing

⚠ AG web formThe discovery date came from the AG web-form field, which is systematically later than the detection date stated in the letter. Treat the clock as indicative.

Incident timeline

undetected · 76 days

discovery → filing · 27 days

Mar 14, 2025

Begins

May 29, 2025

Discovered

Jun 25, 2025

Filed

vs. sector median

15 wks faster

This filing is one of 2 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Washington State AGbd_90e5c01fda984a912025-06-25Verified

Name: The Yakima Herald-Republic & The Walla Walla Union-Bulletin
norm: the yakima herald republic the walla walla union bulletin

Name: The Yakima Herald-Republic & The Walla Walla Union-Bulletin
norm: the yakima herald republic the walla walla union bulletin
Industry: Technologyllm

Discovered: May 29, 2025
Breach occurred: Mar 14, 2025
Undetected for: 76 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jun 25, 2025
Affected individuals: 770state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial account
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Filed notification with Maine Attorney General
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Sent written notification to affected individuals
Offered 12 months of credit monitoring and identity theft protection services through TransUnion/CyberScout
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 27 days(27 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG ≤30d · 27d
Discovery-date grounding: AG web formThe discovery date came from the AG web-form field, which is systematically later than the detection date stated in the letter. Treat the clock as indicative.
Clock breakdown: Statute Window Elapsed Threshold Status
Maine
Discovered: May 29, 2025
→ Filed with AG: Jun 25, 2025
27d 30 days ME AG ≤30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: May 29, 2025 → Filed with AG: Jun 25, 2025	27d	30 days	ME AG ≤30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 2 filings · 2 states

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Washington State AGJun 25 · first

Maine State AGJun 25 · 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://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/84b57bd9-6dbc-47ce-91d1-dfe9f9b69d85.html
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jun 25, 2025
Raw hash: 67fad9704b98183244490d5e7248773abd94c6916fbc5c08ccbaa8ac4dd1b416

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityThe Yakima Herald-Republic & The Walla Walla Union-Bulletin

Victim entityThe Yakima Herald-Republic & The Walla Walla Union-Bulletin

Incidentdiscovered May 29, 2025

Stated responseSent written notification to affected individuals

ComplianceME AG ≤30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov