The Vermont Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach notification from The Philadelphia Inquirer on April 29, 2024. The breach involved unauthorized access to internal systems and affected personal information, including names, from May 11, 2023, to May 13, 2023. The number of individuals affected is approximately 18 in Rhode Island.
Source: https://ago.vermont.gov/document/2024-04-29-philadelphia-inquirer-data-breach-notice-consumers
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/philadelphiainquirer
"id": "phi331072725",
"linkid": "philadelphiainquirer",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "5/2023",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "3",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with internal employee data leaks"
{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 18,
'industry': 'Media',
'location': 'Philadelphia, PA',
'name': 'The Philadelphia Inquirer',
'type': 'Media Company'}],
'attack_vector': 'Unauthorized Access',
'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 18,
'personally_identifiable_information': ['Names'],
'type_of_data_compromised': ['Names']},
'date_detected': '2024-04-29',
'date_publicly_disclosed': '2024-04-29',
'description': 'Unauthorized access to internal systems affecting personal '
'information including names.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Names']},
'references': [{'date_accessed': '2024-04-29',
'source': 'Vermont Office of the Attorney General'}],
'title': 'Data Breach at The Philadelphia Inquirer',
'type': 'Data Breach'}