This record tracks a ransomware attack claimed by the
8base group against
Kingsport Times-News. It collects the publicly disclosed attack details — sector, location and
timeline — as published on the operator's leak site and indexed by Breach House.
Window Zero
EXPOSURE GAP
Window Zero is the time the breach stayed in the open before
anyone said so — the gap between when the attack was first discovered
on the operator's leak site (t1) and when it was publicly disclosed (t2).
The wider this window, the longer victims, staff and customers were exposed with no warning.
-41days
t1 · Published
t2 · Disclosed
Published
October 31, 2023
Disclosed / Notified
Sep 20, 2023
Attack Summary
Local News Weather and Sports coverage for Kingsport Tennessee and the Tri-Cities The Kingsport Times News is a daily newspaper serving Northeast Tennessee and Southwest Virginia https://www.timesnews.net/
Leak Screenshots
SAMPLE
Proof-of-breach screenshots the operator posted from the stolen data. Previews are
redacted and locked — the originals are available on HaveIBeenRansom.
Dark Web Exposure
Findings for timesnews.net
— indexed by HaveIBeenRansom.
39
found in Infostealer logs
864+
found in Traditional breaches
100+
found in Ransomware leaks
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