HackingTechnologyInformationCustomer Data InvolvedData ExfiltratedPIIIdentity (basic)LowContained

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

bd_f1e742fb3779a46b · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Low

Discovered

Jul 7, 2023

Filed

Mar 8, 2024

To disclose

35 weeks

Affected

1state residents only

Confidence

65%

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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette notified New Hampshire of unauthorized access to its network between July 6-7, 2023. Suspicious activity was detected on July 7, 2023. One NH resident's PII was potentially affected. The company engaged in investigation, implemented security measures, and offered credit monitoring.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 1 days

discovery → filing · 35 weeks / 245 days

Jul 6, 2023

Begins

Jul 7, 2023

Discovered

Jan 9, 2024

Scope determined

Mar 8, 2024

Filed

vs. sector median

+16 wks slower

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed1 affectedView incident

Name: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
norm: pittsburgh post gazette
Domain: post-gazette.com

Name: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
norm: pittsburgh post gazette
Domain: post-gazette.com
Industry: Technologyllm

Discovered: Jul 7, 2023
Breach occurred: Jul 6, 2023 – Jul 7, 2023
Undetected for: 1 dayoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: Jan 9, 2024
Notification sent: Mar 7, 2024
Affected individuals: 1state-resident count only
Data types: PIIIdentity (basic)
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1078 Valid AccountsT1119 Automated Collection
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: Notified relevant state regulatorsProvided notice to federal law enforcement

During the incident: Moved quickly to investigate and respond
Assess the security of its systems
Worked to identify potentially affected individuals
Providing complimentary access to credit monitoring services
Provided impacted individuals with guidance on how to better protect against identity theft and fraud
Providing written notice of this incident to relevant state regulators
Provided notice of this incident to federal law enforcement
Changes made: Implemented additional security measures
Reviewed policies and procedures related to data security
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 35 weeks(245 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

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://mm.nh.gov/files/uploads/doj/remote-docs/pittsburgh-post-gazette-20240308.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Mar 8, 2024
Raw hash: e14b711c4be7fe2baa8b779b1159a9c5b4a7219422ccfd6aca39763a3fea6a23

Reporting entityPittsburgh Post-Gazette

Victim entityPittsburgh Post-Gazette

Incidentdiscovered Jul 7, 2023

Stated responseMoved quickly to investigate and respond

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancemm.nh.gov