---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001628280-25-005855"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "LEE"
cik: "0000058361"
company_name: "LEE ENTERPRISES, Inc"
filed_at: "2025-02-18T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-26T17:49:42.522882+00:00"
event_type: "cyber"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Lee Enterprises discloses Feb 3 cybersecurity attack; core products restored, weekly/ancillary still down

## Summary
- Threat actors encrypted critical applications and exfiltrated files; forensic investigation ongoing.
- Incident disrupted print distribution, billing, collections, and vendor payments; some product delays.
- As of Feb 12, core products distributed normally; weekly/ancillary (5% of revenue) not yet restored.
- Full financial impact unknown but reasonably likely to be material; company has cybersecurity insurance.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001628280-25-005855
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: LEE
- cik: 0000058361
- company_name: LEE ENTERPRISES, Inc
- filed_at: 2025-02-18T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: cyber
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 1.05
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/58361/000162828025005855/0001628280-25-005855-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/58361/000162828025005855/lee-20250212.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-25-005855
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-25-005855.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-25-005855.txt

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