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Montana Attorney General launches investigation into Lee Enterprises data breach

Posted on June 21, 2025 by Dissent

Seaborn Larson reports that the Montana Attorney General’s Office is investigating the Lee Enterprises ransomware attack by Qilin:

Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen announced Friday his office has launched an investigation into Lee Enterprises following a cyber attack on company systems earlier this year that compromised the personal data of nearly 40,000 employees and subscribers.

Lee Enterprises is a Davenport, Iowa-based media company that owns several newspapers in Montana, including the Helena Independent Record, Billings Gazette, Missoulian, Montana Standard and Ravalli Republic, as well as dozens of newspapers and digital news services across the country.

Read more at The Longview News-Journal.

At publication time, the press announcement does not seem to appear yet on the Montana Attorney General’s website.

 

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