This record tracks a ransomware attack claimed by the
qilin group against
Lee Enterprises. 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.
-72days
t1 · Published
t2 · Disclosed
Business Category
Communication / Marketing
Published
February 27, 2025
Disclosed / Notified
Dec 17, 2024
Attack Summary
All data will be published on March 5, 2025.
We are preparing to share sensitive data with the public that could shed new light on Lee Enterprises, a prominent newspaper publishing firm active across all U.S. states. The documents we hold ab ...
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 lee.net
— indexed by HaveIBeenRansom.
4,968
found in Infostealer logs
2,172+
found in Traditional breaches
828+
found in Ransomware leaks
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••• emails
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••• emails
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••• emails
CSCGLOBAL.COM
clop · ransomware
••• emails
@BreachedData1 LinkedIn 2021-23 Cleaned.7z.001
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••• emails
OnlinerSpambot_BF.7z
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••• emails
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