HackingTelecom & MediaInformationVulnerability ExploitZero-DaySupply Chain (3P Vendor)Data ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDHighContained

The Washington Post

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Severity

High

Discovered

Oct 27, 2025

Filed

Nov 12, 2025

To disclose

16 days

Affected

9,562

Linked

15 filings

Confidence

66%

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

The Washington Post experienced a data breach due to a previously unknown vulnerability in Oracle E-Business Suite software. Between July 10 and August 22, 2025, unauthorized actors accessed and acquired data including names and Social Security numbers. The incident was discovered on October 27, 2025. The Post engaged forensic experts, secured systems, applied patches, and offered identity protection services to approximately 9,562 affected individuals.

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California clockDiscovered Oct 27, 2025 → Notified Nov 12, 202516d ✓ CA 60-day OK16 days discovery → filing

Incident timeline

undetected · 109 days

discovery → filing · 16 days

Jul 10, 2025

Begins

Oct 27, 2025

Discovered

Nov 12, 2025

Filed

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 →

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (10) · sorted by filing gap

Indiana State AGbd_209d44025d2c2a3d2025-11-12Verified
Montana State AGbd_2d05f81698405b0c2025-11-12Candidate
Nebraska State AGbd_6e10abe650a92d392025-11-12Verified by operator
Massachusetts State AGbd_ae6db829f44ccef92025-11-12Verified by operator

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Washington State AGbd_63991b5360c381222026-07-13 · +243dVerified by operator
New Hampshire State AGbd_7696587630ae34ed2026-07-13 · +243dVerified
California State AGbd_78926bf02d97b8f82026-07-13 · +243dVerified by operator
Vermont State AGbd_c1d11a5eb36e7ede2026-07-13 · +243dVerified by operator
Oregon State AGbd_0d97643c7c02e0a62026-07-14 · +244dVerified by operator
Texas State AGbd_8e858a0885ff65162026-07-14 · +244dVerified by operator

Showing first 10 of 14 linked disclosures.

Name: The Washington Post
norm: the washington post
Domain: washingtonpost.com

Name: The Washington Post
norm: the washington post
Domain: washingtonpost.com
Industry: Telecom & Mediallm

Discovered: Oct 27, 2025
Breach occurred: Jul 10, 2025 – Aug 22, 2025
Undetected for: 109 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Nov 12, 2025
Affected individuals: 9,562nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Attack vector: Unknown
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Threat actor: External
Initial access: exploit_public_facing

During the incident: Launched a thorough investigation of our Oracle application environment with the assistance of forensic experts
Promptly secured our systems and Oracle application environment
Applied patches as soon as Oracle made them available
Offering 12/24 months of complimentary identity protection services from IDX at no charge
Changes made: Applied patches as soon as Oracle made them available
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 16 days(16 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: CA 60-day OK · 16d
Discovery-date grounding: letter-groundedThe discovery date is the detection date narrated in the notification letter — the defensible tier.
Clock breakdown: Statute Window Elapsed Threshold Status
California
Discovered: Oct 27, 2025
→ Notified: Nov 12, 2025
16d 60 days (analyst band, pre-2026 discoveries) CA 60-day OK

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
California	Discovered: Oct 27, 2025 → Notified: Nov 12, 2025	16d	60 days (analyst band, pre-2026 discoveries)	CA 60-day OK

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 11 filings · 10 states

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Indiana State AGNov 12 · first

Montana State AGNov 12 · first

Nebraska State AGNov 12 · first

Massachusetts State AGNov 12 · first

California State AGNov 12 · first · this page

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

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.

Source URL: https://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-614128
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Nov 12, 2025
Raw hash: ddd39c4793e6f6c4d3df326d3770fb2a2b1a23fb830121c3ba4538dc891f4ea4

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (10) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityThe Washington Post

Victim entityThe Washington Post

Incidentdiscovered Oct 27, 2025

Stated responseLaunched a thorough investigation of our Oracle application environment with the assistance of forensic experts

ComplianceCA 60-day OK

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceoag.ca.gov