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UnknownOtherInformationFinancial accountIdentity (basic)Government IDPHIHealth (basic)High

The Washington Post

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Severity

High

Discovered

Jun 10, 2026

Filed

Jul 14, 2026

To disclose

5 weeks

Affected · nationwide

36,358862 in this filing

Linked

15 filings

Confidence

95%
Full breach record for The Washington Post →2 incidents on file

The Washington Post based in Washington, District of Columbia, a business – retail or merchant entity reported a data breach to the Texas Attorney General. The breach was discovered on 2026-06-10 and reported on 2026-07-14. 862 Texas residents were affected. 36,358 individuals affected in total. Types of information involved: Name of individual;Social Security Number Information;Government-issued ID number (e.g. passport, state ID card);Financial Information (e.g. account number, credit or debit card number);Health Insurance Information. Consumers were notified via U.S. Mail.

Leak gap clock✗ Leak >180d5 weeks 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

discovery → filing · ≤ 5 weeks / 34 days

Jun 10, 2026

Discovered

Jul 14, 2026

Filed

vs. sector median

3 wks faster

This filing is one of 15 about the same incident.View merged incident
Part of ORACLE CORPORATION supply-chain incident (2025) — a supply-chain cascade affecting multiple organizations.View cascade →
A leak claim by cl0p about this victim predates this filing by 248 days.View originating leak claim

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (10) · sorted by filing gap

Show 6 more filings ↓up to 244d gap

Showing first 10 of 14 linked disclosures.

Filing propagation · 11 filings · 10 states

View merged incident ↗
Indiana State AGNov 12 · first
Montana State AGNov 12 · first
Nebraska State AGNov 12 · first
Massachusetts State AGNov 12 · first
New Hampshire State AGNov 12 · first
Washington State AG+243d
New Hampshire State AG+243d
California State AG+243d
Vermont State AG+243d
Oregon State AG+244d
Texas State AG+244d · this page

Pattern: first filing Nov 12 (IN), last Jul 14 (TX) — a 244-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 14 — 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.