HackingTechnologyInformationData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDHighContained

Lee Enterprises, Incorporated

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Severity

High

Discovered

Feb 3, 2025

Filed

Jun 3, 2025

To disclose

17 weeks

Affected · nationwide

39,77913 in this filing

Linked

14 filings

Confidence

68%

Full breach record for Lee Enterprises, Incorporated →

Lee Enterprises reported an external system breach (hacking) on February 3, 2025, discovered on May 28, 2025. The incident affected approximately 39,779 individuals nationwide, including 13 Maine residents. Compromised data included names and Social Security numbers. Lee engaged cybersecurity experts, notified the FBI, and provided 12 months of credit monitoring through IDX.

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Maine clockDiscovered Feb 3, 2025 → Filed with AG Jun 3, 2025120d ✗ ME AG >90d17 weeks discovery → filing

Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 17 weeks / 120 days

Feb 3, 2025

Begins

Feb 3, 2025

Discovered

Jun 3, 2025

Filed

vs. sector median

2 wks faster

This filing is one of 14 about the same incident.View merged incident

A leak claim by qilin about this victim predates this filing by 120 days.View originating leak claim

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (10) · sorted by filing gap

Nebraska State AGbd_0dbac1a45d4efc162025-06-03Verified
Montana State AGbd_19ef3d9a34d1e9e32025-06-03Verified
New Hampshire State AGbd_2ca38f39e16972c82025-06-03Verified
Vermont State AGbd_76c8276f9ce089732025-06-03Verified

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Oregon State AGbd_31e8f14655399ee62025-06-04 · +1dVerified
Massachusetts State AGbd_342bdbbebf2f7ed12025-06-04 · +1dVerified
California State AGbd_7ab185d4c140c40d2025-06-04 · +1dVerified
Texas State AGbd_ae0c7ca4d829002b2025-06-05 · +2dVerified
Illinois State AGbd_5237fce167e0e1102025-06-01 · +2dCandidate
SEC 8-Kbd_a2d5ab16cd5f49522025-03-06 · +89dVerified by operator

Showing first 10 of 13 linked disclosures.

Name: Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP
norm: constangy brooks smith prophete

Name: Lee Enterprises, Incorporated
norm: lee
Domain: lee.net
Industry: Technologyllm

Discovered: Feb 3, 2025
Breach occurred: Feb 3, 2025
Undetected for: 0 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jun 3, 2025
Affected individuals: 39,779state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Notified the Federal Bureau of InvestigationFiled notice with Maine Attorney General
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Engaged a team of cybersecurity experts
Launched a comprehensive investigation
Undertook a comprehensive review
Notified the Federal Bureau of Investigation
Providing access to credit monitoring services for twelve (12) months through IDX
Changes made: Implementing additional safeguards and training to its employees
Implementing measures to enhance security and minimize the risk of a similar incident occurring in the future
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 17 weeks(120 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >90d · 120dLeak >90d
Discovery-date grounding: letter-groundedThe discovery date is the detection date narrated in the notification letter — the defensible tier.
Clock breakdown: Statute Window Elapsed Threshold Status
Maine
Discovered: Feb 3, 2025
→ Filed with AG: Jun 3, 2025
120d 90 days ME AG >90d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Feb 3, 2025 → Filed with AG: Jun 3, 2025	120d	90 days	ME AG >90d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 11 filings · 10 states

View merged incident ↗

SEC 8-KMar 6 · first

Illinois State AG+87d

Nebraska State AG+89d

Montana State AG+89d

New Hampshire State AG+89d

Vermont State AG+89d

Maine State AG+89d · this page

Oregon State AG+90d

Massachusetts State AG+90d

California State AG+90d

Texas State AG+91d

Pattern: first filing Mar 6, last Jun 5 (TX) — a 91-day rolling notification. Rolling spreads often mean counsel is filing as thresholds trip per state. Why this link?

Cascade drawn from the first 10 linked disclosures of 13 — the full spread may be wider.

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-a1252b4f8318/6d65c2ef-7b28-4bc7-8e86-983c6d2a5e4f.html
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jun 3, 2025
Raw hash: 7546118be1d05815fa0b9f2f48853abe79e51a87525dda0b355a68719d44e202

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (10) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityConstangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

Victim entityLee Enterprises, Incorporated

Incidentdiscovered Feb 3, 2025

Stated responseEngaged a team of cybersecurity experts

ComplianceME AG >90d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov