Boston Globe
Disclosed Jan 31, 200620 years ago240,000 affectedUnverified
Card data of 240,000 subscribers printed on paper used to wrap newspapers
Credit and debit card numbers and check routing information of subscribers to The Boston Globe and the Worcester Telegram & Gazette were printed on recycled paper used to wrap newspaper bundles, potentially exposing about 240,000 people.
What is known
| People affected | 240,000 (as reported by the organization) |
|---|---|
| Disclosed | Jan 31, 2006 |
| Attack | Exposed data |
| Data exposed | Payment cards, Financial |
| Sector | Media · US |
| Status | Unverified: not yet confirmed by an official notice, a filing or the organization |
Sources
| Source | |
|---|---|
| Privacy Rights Clearinghouse: A Chronology of Data Breaches (archived December 2008)web.archive.org · News | News |
Notices filed
| Where | Filed | People |
|---|---|---|
| Researchtotal | Jan 31, 2006 | 240,000 |
History of this record
- 2026-09-25 · added · seed source
First seen 2026-09-25 (Research). Record counts are as reported. Not legal advice.