The E.W. Scripps Company

The E.W. Scripps Company reported a data breach to the Vermont Attorney General. The breach was reported to the AGO on 2026-06-05. The reporting organization type is Other Commercial. 1 Vermont residents were affected. Categories of data breached: Social Security Number.

The E.W. Scripps Company reported an external system breach (hacking) to the Maine Attorney General. The incident occurred between March 24-25, 2026, and was discovered on May 18, 2026. One Maine resident was affected. The company provided written notification and offered one year of credit monitoring and identity theft protection services through Epiq.

The E.W. Scripps Company reported a data breach to the Indiana Attorney General. The breach occurred on 2026-03-24 and was reported on 2026-06-05. 7 Indiana residents were affected. 215 individuals affected in total.

The E.W. Scripps Company notified Massachusetts residents (suppliers) of a data incident involving names and Social Security numbers. The company provided one year of complimentary credit monitoring through Epiq Privacy Solutions and stated it is enhancing security measures. The specific attack vector and scope of affected individuals were not detailed in the notice.

The E. W. Scripps Company reported an external system breach (hacking) occurring on January 12, 2022, discovered on January 13, 2022. The incident affected 54,813 individuals, including 165 Maine residents. The breach involved the acquisition of names and personal identifiers. Electronic notification was sent to consumers on February 15, 2022. No identity theft protection services were offered.

The E. W. Scripps Company notified users of spellingbee.com that an unknown party exploited a vulnerability in a corporate-owned administrative website on Jan. 12, 2022, obtaining usernames and passwords. The company identified the vulnerability on Jan. 13, 2022, fixed it, engaged forensic investigators, notified law enforcement, and disabled affected passwords.

E.W. SCRIPPS COMPANY filed a data-breach notice with the Illinois Attorney General during 2022 (case 2022-120). The register records the breach as discovered on January 13, 2022. 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.

Scripps Networks, LLC (Food.com) experienced an unauthorized intrusion between August 8 and September 2, 2015. The incident resulted in the potential acquisition of user emails/usernames and passwords for Food.com accounts, which also grant access to Foodnetwork.com and related apps. Some users' dates of birth may have been acquired. No financial or government ID data was stored or accessed. The company engaged forensic investigators and recommended password changes.