Confirmed breach. Intrusion Mar 24, 2026–Mar 25, 2026, discovered May 18, 2026 — the first regulatory filing landed 14 days later. 215 individuals reported across the linked filings.
Discovery variance · Leak precedence · Materiality delta · SEC filing delay — no leak-site claim in this cluster; no SEC 8-K in this cluster; needs two dated filings.
Regulatory clocksMaine✓ ME AG ≤30d · 18dFull clock table in Litigation Timeline
State AGConfirmedLifecycle stage 2 of 3: ConfirmedUnverified claimConfirmedEnforcedhigh sensitivity
Affected (total reported)
215
Data types
2
PII · Government ID
Jurisdictions
4
IN MA ME VT
Linked filings
4
all State AG
Sensitive data
identity_government
Timeline
Earliest sighting first · deep chronology in Litigation Timeline
Breach window
Mar 24, 2026 → Mar 25, 2026
When the intrusion reportedly occurred, per the linked filings
55 days
Breach discovered
May 18, 2026
Reported by MAINE AG filing
4 State AG filingsJun 1, 2026 – Jun 5, 2026ExpandCollapse
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.
About this clustering
DisclosureLens links filings into incidents through layered matchers: deterministic rules (same source document, multistate filings of one breach, tight-window same-victim pairs), a weighted-similarity scorer for cross-source candidates, and an operator review queue for everything uncertain. Each link records its own method and confidence — shown per filing in the timeline below. The system defaults to NOT merging when uncertain, because a false merge (collapsing two unrelated breaches) is more harmful than a false split (showing related filings separately); uncertain pairs route to human review instead of auto-merging. Filing summaries shown in the timeline are AI-generated extracts — verify each against its linked source.
🍁Vermont State AGlinked via multistate filing link · 100%
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.
🦞Maine State AGlinked via multistate filing link · 100%
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.
Affected (this filing): 1
ME AG ≤30d · 18d
🏎️Indiana State AGlinked via multistate filing link · 100%
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.