Lee Enterprises reported a data security incident on June 3, 2025, involving unauthorized access to personal information of certain employees. The incident was discovered on or about February 3, 2025, with potential unauthorized access occurring on February 1, 2025. The specific number of individuals affected and the types of information compromised are unknown. The incident highlights the potential risks of employee data breaches and the importance of robust security measures to protect sensitive information.
Source: https://ago.vermont.gov/document/2025-06-03-lee-enterprises-data-breach-notice-consumers
TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/lee-enterprises
"id": "lee505071325",
"linkid": "lee-enterprises",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "2/2025",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "3",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with internal employee data leaks: Attack which causes data leak of employee of the company, Attack in which company lost current and former employees data through phishing scam"{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Media',
'name': 'Lee Enterprises',
'type': 'Company'}],
'attack_vector': 'Unauthorized Access',
'data_breach': {'type_of_data_compromised': 'Personal Information'},
'date_detected': 'February 3, 2025',
'date_publicly_disclosed': 'June 3, 2025',
'description': 'Lee Enterprises reported a data security incident on June 3, '
'2025, involving unauthorized access to personal information '
'of certain employees. The incident was discovered on or about '
'February 3, 2025, with potential unauthorized access '
'occurring on February 1, 2025. The specific number of '
'individuals affected and the types of information compromised '
'are unknown.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': 'Personal Information'},
'title': 'Lee Enterprises Data Security Incident',
'type': 'Data Breach'}