HackingTelecom & MediaInformationTargetedCustomer Data InvolvedData ExfiltratedIdentity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountFinancial credentialsHealth (basic)PHIMediumContained

iHeartMedia

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Apr 11, 2025

Filed

Apr 30, 2025

To disclose

19 days

Affected

3state residents only

Linked

4 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for iHeartMedia →2 incidents on file

iHeartMedia + Entertainment, Inc. reported an external system breach (hacking) affecting 3 Maine residents. Unauthorized access occurred between Dec 24-27, 2024. The breach was discovered on April 11, 2025, revealing exposure of names, SSNs, driver's licenses, financial account numbers, and payment card numbers. iHeart engaged a cybersecurity firm, notified law enforcement, and sent notifications on April 30, 2025, offering one year of credit monitoring.

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Maine clockDiscovered Apr 11, 2025 → Filed with AG Apr 30, 202519d ✓ ME AG ≤30d19 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 · 108 days

discovery → filing · 19 days

Dec 24, 2024

Begins

Apr 11, 2025

Discovered

Apr 30, 2025

Filed

This filing is one of 4 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

California State AGbd_3039dbe2a94d0e4e2025-04-30Verified
Vermont State AGbd_f62e05c4999cd5632025-04-30Verified
New Hampshire State AGbd_f8eaf82e7a27b6492025-04-30Verified

Name: iHeartMedia
norm: iheartmedia

Name: iHeartMedia
norm: iheartmedia
Industry: Telecom & Mediallm

Discovered: Apr 11, 2025
Breach occurred: Dec 24, 2024 – Dec 27, 2024
Undetected for: 108 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Apr 30, 2025
Affected individuals: 3state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountFinancial credentialsHealth (basic)PHI
Data elements: Date of birth
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1119 Automated Collection
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial
Regulator citations: Filed notification with Maine Attorney General
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Implemented response protocols
Took measures to contain the activity
Launched an investigation
Engaged a cybersecurity firm
Notified law enforcement
Changes made: Strengthened existing security measures
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 19 days(19 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG ≤30d · 19d
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: Apr 11, 2025
→ Filed with AG: Apr 30, 2025
19d 30 days ME AG ≤30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Apr 11, 2025 → Filed with AG: Apr 30, 2025	19d	30 days	ME AG ≤30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 4 filings · 4 states

View merged incident ↗

California State AGApr 30 · first

Vermont State AGApr 30 · first

New Hampshire State AGApr 30 · first

Maine State AGApr 30 · 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-a1252b4f8318/79b5d25d-ddf1-4f01-802d-1b8c43010377.html
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Apr 30, 2025
Raw hash: b79c4b62ceffbc51f7ad0b0013801516fec357dfd2d7b58d39136b19f776e28e

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityiHeartMedia

Victim entityiHeartMedia

Incidentdiscovered Apr 11, 2025

Stated responseImplemented response protocols

ComplianceME AG ≤30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov