MalwareTechnologyInformationRansomwareData ExfiltratedData EncryptedCustomer Data InvolvedGovernment IDIdentity (basic)MediumContained

Newsweb LLC

bd_e575dd7de120a15f · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Medium

Discovered

Apr 22, 2026

Filed

Aug 5, 2026

To disclose

—

Affected

1state residents only

Linked

4 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for Newsweb LLC →

Newsweb LLC reported a ransomware incident to the Nebraska Attorney General on August 5, 2026. Unauthorized access occurred between April 14 and April 22, 2026, resulting in the exfiltration of names and Social Security Numbers for 1 Nebraska resident. Newsweb engaged forensic investigators, reported to federal law enforcement, and offered credit monitoring services.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 8 days

Apr 14, 2026

Begins

Apr 22, 2026

Discovered

Aug 5, 2026

Filed

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

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_056e63d40d2c938c2026-08-05Candidate
New Hampshire State AGbd_9a9335e6e9b745bc2026-08-05Verified
Illinois State AGbd_612035ed1941b09d2026-08-01 · +4dVerified

Name: Newsweb LLC
norm: newsweb

Name: Newsweb LLC
norm: newsweb
Industry: Technologyllm

Discovered: Apr 22, 2026
Breach occurred: Apr 14, 2026 – Apr 22, 2026
Undetected for: 8 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Aug 5, 2026
Affected individuals: 1state-resident count only
Data types: Government IDIdentity (basic)
Attack vector: Ransomware
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for ImpactT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial

During the incident: Engaged CFC Security, Inc. d/b/a/ CFC Response, a cyber forensics specialist firm, to conduct an investigation
Reported the incident to federal law enforcement
Offered 12 months of complimentary credit monitoring and identity protection services through Haystack
Set up a dedicated call center through Haystack to assist notified individuals
Changes made: Reviewing its existing security policies and protections
Adopting additional security to safeguard against evolving threats moving forward
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 4 filings · 4 states

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Illinois State AGAug 1 · first

Massachusetts State AG+4d

New Hampshire State AG+4d

Nebraska State AG+4d · 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://nebraska.gov/ago/data-breach/documents/2882512e-1842-4eb3-a787-13dbd6c775ab.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Aug 5, 2026
Raw hash: 3836baf14198c1ef316f8d0ab219836835465c0adf43793e6d397b55fcc0300b

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityNewsweb LLC

Victim entityNewsweb LLC

Incidentdiscovered Apr 22, 2026

Stated responseEngaged CFC Security, Inc. d/b/a/ CFC Response, a cyber forensics specialist firm, to conduct an investigation

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancenebraska.gov