TV Guide Magazine Data Breach Investigation

Recently, TV Guide Magazine announced that the sensitive personal identifiable information and protected health information in its care may have been compromised. According to the breach notice, on October 23, 2024, TV Guide Magazine discovered suspicious activity related to certain computer systems.¹ As a result, TV Guide Magazine launched an investigation to determine the nature of the incident.

Through its investigation, TV Guide Magazine confirmed that sensitive personal information may have been accessed by an unauthorized third party between October 20 and October 23, 2024. As a result, TV Guide Magazine began a review of the data to determine what information had been impacted, as well as identify the specific individuals affected. While the information impacted varies depending on the individual, the type of information potentially exposed includes:

• Name
• Social Security number
• Driver’s license number
• Taxpayer identification number
• Financial account information
• Health insurance information

As a result of the data breach, TV Guide Magazine posted a notice of the incident on its website. Additionally, TV Guide Magazine recently began sending breach notification letters to impacted individuals. Based on the website breach notice, TV Guide Magazine is providing affected individuals with a list of the specific types of sensitive information impacted and complementary credit monitoring services. A link to the form breach notification that TV Guide Magazine posted to its website is below.