Lee Enterprises, Incorporated

Lee Enterprises based in Davenport, Iowa, a other entity reported a data breach to the Texas Attorney General. The breach was discovered on 2025-05-28 and reported on 2025-06-05. 986 Texas residents were affected. 39,779 individuals affected in total. Types of information involved: Social Security Number Information;Driver’s License number. Consumers were notified via U.S. Mail.

Lee Enterprises reported a data breach to the Oregon Attorney General. The breach was reported on 2025-06-04. The breach occurred during 2/3/2025. The breach was discovered on 5/28/2025. 39,779 individuals were affected. Notice was sent on 6/3/2025.

Lee Enterprises reported a data breach to the Massachusetts Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation. The breach was reported on 2025-06-04. 55 Massachusetts residents were affected.

Lee Enterprises notified the California AG of a data security incident affecting employee personal information. Unauthorized access occurred on February 1, 2025, and was first detected on February 3, 2025. The company engaged cybersecurity specialists, notified the FBI, and is offering identity theft protection services to affected individuals. No evidence of misuse was found.

Lee Enterprises notified the Nebraska Attorney General of a data security incident affecting approximately 3,354 Nebraska residents. Unauthorized access to personal information, including names, Social Security numbers, and driver's license numbers, occurred around February 1, 2025, and was discovered on February 3, 2025. Lee engaged cybersecurity experts, notified the FBI, and provided 12 months of credit monitoring services to affected individuals starting June 3, 2025.

Lee Enterprises notified Montana residents of a data security incident where unauthorized access to employee personal information occurred starting February 1, 2025. The breach was discovered on May 28, 2025. Lee engaged cybersecurity specialists, notified the FBI, and is offering identity theft protection services. No evidence of misuse was found.

Lee Enterprises notified the NH Attorney General of a data security incident affecting approximately 17 New Hampshire residents. Unauthorized access to employee personal information (names and SSNs) occurred around Feb 1, 2025, detected Feb 3, 2025. Lee engaged cybersecurity experts, notified the FBI, and provided 12 months of credit monitoring.

Lee Enterprises reported an external system breach (hacking) on February 3, 2025, discovered on May 28, 2025. The incident affected approximately 39,779 individuals nationwide, including 13 Maine residents. Compromised data included names and Social Security numbers. Lee engaged cybersecurity experts, notified the FBI, and provided 12 months of credit monitoring through IDX.

Lee Enterprises notified consumers of a data security incident where unauthorized access to employee personal information occurred on or about February 1, 2025. The breach was discovered on February 3, 2025, and FBI was notified. Affected data included names and variable PII. Lee Enterprises engaged cybersecurity specialists and offered IDX identity theft protection services.

LEE ENTERPRISES filed a data-breach notice with the Illinois Attorney General in June 2025 (case 25-06-232). The register records the breach as discovered on February 3, 2025. Personal information types reported: drivers license, medical information, ssn. Illinois does not publish the number of people affected — 815 ILCS 530/10 permits the Attorney General to publish only the entity name, the types of personal information and the date range.

Lee Enterprises filed an 8-K/A (Amendment No. 1) supplementing its February 14, 2025 disclosure of a February 3, 2025 cybersecurity attack in which threat actors accessed its network, encrypted critical applications, and exfiltrated files. The threat has been contained; back-office functions (billing, collections, vendor payments) remain delayed. Investigation into whether PII was taken is ongoing. The Company expects a material financial impact and arranged a $3.7M covenant waiver from BH Finance LLC for liquidity.

All data will be published on March 5, 2025. We are preparing to share sensitive data with the public that could shed new light on Lee Enterprises, a prominent newspaper publishing firm active across all U.S. states. The documents we hold ab ...

Lee Enterprises disclosed a February 3, 2025 cybersecurity attack causing a systems outage. Threat actors accessed the network, encrypted critical applications, and exfiltrated files. Investigation into PII compromise is ongoing. The incident disrupted print distribution, billing, collections, and vendor payments. Weekly/ancillary products (~5% of revenue) remain unrestored as of February 12, 2025. The Company expects a material financial impact and maintains cybersecurity insurance.

All data will be published on March 5, 2025. We are preparing to share sensitive data with the public that could shed new light on Lee Enterprises, a prominent newspaper publishing firm active across all U.S. states. The documents we hold ab ...