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HackingTelecom & MediaInformationCustomer 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

Not disclosed

Linked

10 filings

Confidence

65%
Full breach record for The Philadelphia Inquirer, PBC

The Philadelphia Inquirer, PBC notified the California Attorney General of an incident where an unauthorized party accessed internal systems between May 11 and May 13, 2023. The organization became aware of suspicious activity on May 13, 2023. The breach involved names and other personal information. The company engaged third-party cyber specialists, secured the environment, notified federal law enforcement, and offered 24 months of credit monitoring via Experian. The incident is contained.

California clockDiscovered May 13, 2023Notified Apr 29, 2024352d CA 60-day late50 weeks discovery → filing

Incident timeline

undetected · 2 days
discovery → filing · 50 weeks / 352 days

May 11, 2023

Begins

May 13, 2023

Discovered

Apr 29, 2024

Filed

This filing is one of 10 about the same incident.View merged incident
A leak claim by cuba about this victim predates this filing by 342 days.View originating leak claim

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Ransomware claims (1)

Regulatory filings (8) · sorted by filing gap

Show 4 more filings

Filing propagation · 9 filings · 8 states

View merged incident ↗
Delaware State AGApr 29 · first
New Hampshire State AGApr 29 · first
Massachusetts State AGApr 29 · first
Vermont State AGApr 29 · first
Delaware State AGApr 29 · first
Montana State AGApr 29 · first
Indiana State AGApr 29 · first
Maine State AGApr 29 · first
California 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.