Print Media Association Data Breach Affects Thousands

Print Media Association (PMA), a nonprofit trade association serving the printing and graphic communications industry, experienced a major data breach. The company discovered suspicious activity within its internal email environment on May 5, 2025. An investigation revealed that a cybercriminal accessed certain email accounts between May 1, 2025 and May 5, 2025.

A review was completed on Aug. 11, 2025, and determined that several thousand individuals were impacted by the data breach. Compromised information includes names and Social Security numbers. According to reports, additional information such as driver's license numbers, financial account information and medical information may have also been exposed.

Print Media Association disclosed the cybersecurity incident to the California, New Hampshire, Maine, Massachusetts, Texas and Vermont Attorney Generals' offices beginning on Sept. 10, 2025. The company began notifying affected individuals by mail on the same day.

The breach’s severity lies in the nature of the information compromised. With Social Security numbers and possibly financial account details exposed, affected individuals are at much greater risk for identity theft and financial fraud. Impacted individuals include 3,085 in Texas, 258 Massachusetts residents, three in New Hampshire and two in Maine.

Print Media Association’s response

After learning of the breach, PMA initiated containment measures and launched an internal investigation. In addition to required state and federal disclosure, the company is offering impacted individuals 24 free months of Experian IdentityWorks credit monitoring services.

If you receive notification from Print Media Association about this breach, you may want to:

• Sign up for the free credit monitoring services, offered by the company.
• Monitor your credit reports and financial accounts for any unusual activity.
• Be alert for phishing emails or phone calls that may use your exposed information.
• Consider placing a fraud alert or credit freeze with major credit bureaus.

Learn more about the company by visiting the Print Media Association website.