HackingTechnologyInformationStolen CredentialsData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountMediumContained

NewsBank

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Jul 1, 2024

Filed

Nov 13, 2025

To disclose

—

Affected

18state residents only

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for NewsBank →3 incidents on file

NewsBank, Inc. notified the Maryland Attorney General of a data event affecting 18 Maryland residents. Unauthorized access occurred between June 20, 2024, and July 1, 2024, involving the viewing or downloading of names, Social Security numbers, and payment card information. NewsBank engaged third-party forensic specialists, notified federal law enforcement, and provided one year of credit monitoring services to affected individuals.

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Leak gap clock✗ Leak >180d

Incident timeline

undetected · 11 days

Jun 20, 2024

Begins

Jul 1, 2024

Discovered

Nov 13, 2025

Filed

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed18 affectedView incident

Name: Mullen Coughlin LLC
norm: mullen coughlin

Name: NewsBank
norm: newsbank
Domain: newsbank.com
Industry: Technologyllm

Discovered: Jul 1, 2024
Breach occurred: Jun 20, 2024 – Jul 1, 2024
Undetected for: 11 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jan 16, 2025
Affected individuals: 18state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial account
Data elements: Social Security number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1119 Automated Collection
Threat actor: External
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Took steps to secure their network
Launched an investigation, with the assistance of third-party forensic specialists
Notified federal law enforcement regarding the event
Providing access to credit monitoring services for one (1) year, through TransUnion
Providing impacted individuals with guidance on how to better protect against identity theft and fraud
Changes made: Working to implement additional safeguards and training to its employees
Reviewed our security policies and procedures and have taken steps to enhance our security measures
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Compliance flags: Leak >180d
Discovery-date grounding: letter-groundedThe discovery date is the detection date narrated in the notification letter — the defensible tier.

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

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://oag.maryland.gov/resources-info/SBN%20Documents/2025/ITU-376208.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Nov 13, 2025
Raw hash: 8f9788ee7de84422ede32d4475a12a7608e97e09e68609ab3ee5779fafc91b17

Reporting entityMullen Coughlin LLC

Victim entityNewsBank

Incidentdiscovered Jul 1, 2024

Stated responseTook steps to secure their network

ComplianceLeak >180d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceoag.maryland.gov