HackingTelecom & MediaInformationData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedPIIPCIIdentity (basic)Financial accountFinancial credentialsMediumContained

The Philadelphia Inquirer, PBC

bd_eef462848cfb5643 · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Medium

Discovered

Feb 8, 2024

Filed

Apr 29, 2024

To disclose

12 weeks

Affected · nationwide

25,54928 in this filing

Linked

10 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for The Philadelphia Inquirer, PBC →

The Philadelphia Inquirer, a media organization, experienced an external system breach on May 11, 2023, discovered on February 8, 2024. The incident affected 25,549 individuals, compromising names and financial account or credit/debit card numbers along with their security codes or PINs. Affected individuals were notified in writing starting April 29, 2024, and offered 24 months of credit monitoring and identity restoration services through Experian.

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Leak gap clock✗ Leak >180d12 weeks discovery → filing

⚠ AG web formThe discovery date came from the AG web-form field, which is systematically later than the detection date stated in the letter. Treat the clock as indicative.

Incident timeline

undetected · 273 days

discovery → filing · 12 weeks / 81 days

May 11, 2023

Begins

Feb 8, 2024

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)

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

Regulatory filings (8) · 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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Delaware State AGbd_c6d87b7612c82ece2024-04-29Verified by operator
Montana State AGbd_caf6d6ae274f28652024-04-29Verified by operator
Indiana State AGbd_cba9ad30f1e8ff1e2024-04-29Verified by operator
California State AGbd_e836b2cc60916a922024-04-29Verified by operator

Name: The Philadelphia Inquirer, PBC
norm: the philadelphia inquirer pbc

Name: The Philadelphia Inquirer, PBC
norm: the philadelphia inquirer pbc
Industry: Telecom & Mediallm

Discovered: Feb 8, 2024
Breach occurred: May 11, 2023
Undetected for: 273 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Apr 29, 2024
Affected individuals: 25,549state + nationwide
Data types: PIIPCIIdentity (basic)Financial accountFinancial credentials
Data elements: Financial account number
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Threat actor: External

During the incident: Notified affected individuals in writing
Offered 24 months of credit monitoring and identity restoration support through Experian IdentityWorks
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 12 weeks(81 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: Leak >180dME AG >30d · 81d
Discovery-date grounding: AG web formThe discovery date came from the AG web-form field, which is systematically later than the detection date stated in the letter. Treat the clock as indicative.
Clock breakdown: Statute Window Elapsed Threshold Status
Maine
Discovered: Feb 8, 2024
→ Filed with AG: Apr 29, 2024
81d 30 days (soft) ME AG >30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Feb 8, 2024 → Filed with AG: Apr 29, 2024	81d	30 days (soft)	ME AG >30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 9 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

Delaware State AGApr 29 · first

Montana State AGApr 29 · first

Indiana State AGApr 29 · first

California State AGApr 29 · first

Maine 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://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/f07aadc1-ab81-4189-8f92-a3606d0b4a2e.shtml
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: c8afe41f25d727833b3afa9db64a9717bb36fda39092c3867245e30849b38f6c

Linked disclosures

Ransomware claims (1)

Regulatory filings (8) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityThe Philadelphia Inquirer, PBC

Victim entityThe Philadelphia Inquirer, PBC

Incidentdiscovered Feb 8, 2024

Stated responseNotified affected individuals in writing

ComplianceLeak >180d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov