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Data Breach Notifications
Entity Information
- Type of Organization: Other Commercial
- Entity Name: The Philadelphia Inquirer, PBC
- Street Address: 100 Independence Mall West, Suite 600
- City: Philadelphia
- State, or Country if outside the US: PA
- Zip Code: 19106
Submitted By
- Name: Laurence Weilheimer
- Title: General Counsel and Senior Vice President
- Firm name (if different than entity):
- Telephone Number: 215 854 5652
- Email Address: LWeilheimer@inquirer.com
- Relationship to entity whose information was compromised: General Counsel and Senior Vice President
Breach Information
- Total number of persons affected (including residents): 25549
- Total number of Maine residents affected: 28
- If the number of Maine residents exceeds 1,000, have the consumer reporting agencies been notified: No
- Date(s) Breach Occured: 05/11/2023
- Date Breach Discovered: 02/08/2024
- Description of the Breach:
- External system breach (hacking)
- Information Acquired - Name or other personal identifier in combination with: Financial Account Number or Credit/Debit Card Number (in combination with security code, access code, password or PIN for the account)
Notification and Protection Services
- Type of Notification: Written
- Date(s) of consumer notification: 04/29/2024
- Copy of notice to affected Maine residents: The Philadelphia Inquirer, PBC - ME Exhibit A.pdf
- Date of any previous (within 12 months) breach notifications:
- Were identity theft protection services offered: Yes
- If yes, please provide the duration, the provider of the service and a brief description of the service: Experian IdentityWorks – credit monitoring and identity restoration support for 24 months.