Clustered 4 filings across 4 jurisdictions · filing window Feb 27, 2025 → Jun 3, 2025. View entity profile → Other incidents for this victim →
incident inc_d68fd7dacd784d67 · merge_method deterministic · confidence 100%
Discovered → first regulatory filing
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Materiality delta · SEC filing delay — no SEC 8-K in this cluster.
PII · Identity (basic) · Government ID
ME NH VT
Leak Site · State AG
Earliest sighting first · deep chronology in Litigation Timeline
Feb 1, 2025
When the intrusion reportedly occurred, per the linked filings
Feb 3, 2025
Reported by NEW HAMPSHIRE AG, VERMONT AG filings
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 ...
May 28, 2025
Reported by MAINE AG filing
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.
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.
Affected (this filing): 17
Lee Enterprises, a media company headquartered in Davenport, IA, notified the Maine AG on June 3, 2025 of an external system breach. A suspicious event first discovered on approximately February 3, 2025 resulted in unauthorized access or acquisition of files on February 1–3, 2025. The investigation was completed May 28, 2025. Affected data included names and Social Security numbers. 13 Maine residents were affected out of ~39,779 total. IDX credit monitoring (12 months) was offered.
Affected (this filing): 13
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.