HackingTechnologyInformationData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)LowContained

The Philadelphia Inquirer, PBC

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Severity

Low

Discovered

May 13, 2023

Filed

Apr 29, 2024

To disclose

50 weeks

Affected

17state residents only

Linked

9 records

Confidence

64%

Full breach record for The Philadelphia Inquirer, PBC →

Philadelphia Inquirer notified Montana residents of a data breach where unauthorized access occurred May 11-13, 2023. The incident involved viewing/copying files containing names and other data elements. The Inquirer engaged third-party specialists, secured the environment, notified law enforcement, and offered 24 months of credit monitoring via Experian.

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Leak gap clock✗ Leak >180d50 weeks discovery → filing

⚠ unattributedNo provenance was recorded for this discovery date and it matches no other date on the record. It may be correct, but it is not independently grounded.

Incident timeline

undetected · 2 days

discovery → filing · 50 weeks / 352 days

May 11, 2023

Begins

May 13, 2023

Discovered

Apr 29, 2024

Filed

vs. sector median

+39 wks slower

This filing is one of 9 records about the same incident.View merged incident

A leak claim by cuba about this victim was first seen 342 days before this filing.View originating leak claim

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Ransomware claims (1)

Leak Sitecubabd_13f6daf485841c2d2023-05-23 · +342dVerified by operator

Regulatory filings (7) · sorted by filing gap

Delaware State AGbd_0938a6023cfe5f542024-04-29Verified by operator
New Hampshire State AGbd_4a663e5ad24c31f62024-04-29Verified by operator
Massachusetts State AGbd_6beb039a04f99ac52024-04-29Verified by operator
Vermont State AGbd_927e18c76d8682a42024-04-29Verified

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Indiana State AGbd_cba9ad30f1e8ff1e2024-04-29Verified by operator
California State AGbd_e836b2cc60916a922024-04-29Verified by operator
Maine State AGbd_eef462848cfb56432024-04-29Verified

Name: The Philadelphia Inquirer, PBC
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Name: The Philadelphia Inquirer, PBC
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Industry: Technologyllm

Discovered: May 13, 2023
Breach occurred: May 11, 2023 – May 13, 2023
Undetected for: 2 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Apr 29, 2024
Affected individuals: 17state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid AccountsT1119 Automated Collection
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: notified federal law enforcement
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Began working with third-party cyber specialists to investigate
Undertook a comprehensive review of the potentially impacted files
Took steps to secure the environment
Notified federal law enforcement
Offering you access to 24 months of complimentary credit monitoring and identity restoration services through Experian
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 50 weeks(352 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: Leak >180d
Discovery-date grounding: unattributedNo provenance was recorded for this discovery date and it matches no other date on the record. It may be correct, but it is not independently grounded.

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 8 filings · 8 states

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Delaware State AGApr 29 · first

New Hampshire State AGApr 29 · first

Massachusetts State AGApr 29 · first

Vermont State AGApr 29 · first

Indiana State AGApr 29 · first

California State AGApr 29 · first

Maine State AGApr 29 · first

Montana State AGApr 29 · 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://dojmt.gov/wp-content/uploads/OCP/Consumer-notification-letter-1319.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Apr 29, 2024
Raw hash: c98f68110a46c0d0c1235b1ea06c7a340553902d3445d42345dce5e17444ef6c

Linked disclosures

Ransomware claims (1)

Regulatory filings (7) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityThe Philadelphia Inquirer, PBC

Victim entityThe Philadelphia Inquirer, PBC

Incidentdiscovered May 13, 2023

Stated responseBegan working with third-party cyber specialists to investigate

ComplianceLeak >180d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancedojmt.gov