Washington Post

Disclosed Jul 13, 20262 months ago36,358 affectedConfirmed

Official notice

What is known

People affected	36,358 (as reported by the organization)
Disclosed	Jul 13, 2026
Discovered	Jun 10, 2026
Attack	Not stated
Data exposed	Social Security numbers, Government IDs, Health, Insurance, Payment cards, Financial, Names
Sector	Retail · US
Status	Confirmed

Sources

Source	Kind
Texas Attorney General data security breach report BR-0005173: Washington Postoag.my.site.com · Official notice	Official notice
Vermont Attorney General breach report: Washington Postago.vermont.gov · Official notice	Official notice

Notices filed

Where	Filed	People
Vermont AGresidents of VT	Jul 13	172
Texas AGresidents of TX	Jul 14	862

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History of this record

2026-09-25 · disclosed: 2026-07-14 to 2026-07-13 · backfill source
2026-09-25 · added · backfill source

First seen 2026-09-25 (Texas AG), confirmed by Texas AG. Record counts are as reported. Not legal advice.

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