Security News > 2024 > April > Philadelphia Inquirer: Data of over 25,000 people stolen in 2023 breach
Daily newspaper Philadelphia Inquirer revealed that attackers behind a May 2023 security breach have stolen the personal and financial information of 25,549 individuals.
In May 2023, The Inquirer disclosed that its systems were breached in a cyberattack detected after its content management system went down unexpectedly.
"On May 13, 2023, we became aware of suspicious activity relating to certain internal information systems. In response, we began working with third-party cyber specialists to investigate the nature and scope of the activity," The Inquirer said in data breach notifications [PDF] sent to impacted individuals.
One day after the files were leaked, The Inquirer reported that the documents did not "Appear to come from the newspaper." Soon after, the ransomware gang removed the Philadelphia Inquirer entry from its website.
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