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HackingTechnologyInformationCustomer Data InvolvedPIILowContained

The E.W. Scripps Company

bd_8d870fe5f107f932 · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Low

Discovered

May 18, 2026

Filed

Jun 5, 2026

To disclose

18 days

Affected

1state residents only

Linked

4 filings

Confidence

66%
Full breach record for The E.W. Scripps Company →2 incidents on file

The E.W. Scripps Company reported an external system breach (hacking) to the Maine Attorney General. The incident occurred between March 24-25, 2026, and was discovered on May 18, 2026. One Maine resident was affected. The company provided written notification and offered one year of credit monitoring and identity theft protection services through Epiq.

Maine clockDiscovered May 18, 2026 → Filed with AG Jun 5, 202618d ✓ ME AG ≤30d18 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 · 55 days
discovery → filing · 18 days

Mar 24, 2026

Begins

May 18, 2026

Discovered

Jun 5, 2026

Filed

vs. sector median

8 wks faster

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

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Filing propagation · 4 filings · 4 states

View merged incident ↗
Vermont State AGJun 5 · first
Indiana State AGJun 5 · first
Massachusetts State AGJun 5 · first
Maine State AGJun 5 · 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.