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FlightAware, Inc.

FlightAware, Inc. notified California AG on Aug 13, 2024 of a data breach, which occurred on Jan 1, 2021. Data exposed: Social Security number, Driver's license / state ID, Financial / bank account, Date of birth, Usernames / passwords, Email address, Phone number, Postal address, Name.

All 2 filings by FlightAware, Inc., state by state · Case file (dates, days to notice against the statute, what the letter offers, prior incidents)

Organization
FlightAware, Inc.
Source
California AG · source record
Date reported
Aug 13, 2024
Date(s) of breach
Friday, January 1, 2021
Residents affected
Not published by this source
Data exposed
Social Security number Driver's license / state ID Financial / bank account Date of birth Usernames / passwords Email address Phone number Postal address Name
Notice letter
Sample notice (PDF)
Discovered
Jul 25, 2024, as stated in the letter
"On July 25, 2024, we discovered a configuration error that may have inadvertently exposed your personal information in your FlightAware account, including user ID, password, and email address."
Days to notice
19 days from discovery (Jul 25, 2024) to the California record (Aug 13, 2024). Statute: 30 days from discovery or notification of the breach (Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.82).
Offered in the letter
24 months of credit or identity monitoring through Experian
First seen by BreachTally
2026-10-30 15:40 UTC

Dates and counts as filed by the organization with the agency. The breach window and the report date often differ by months.

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Other filings by FlightAware, Inc.

OrganizationSourceStateReportedResidents affectedData exposed
FlightAware Oregon DOJ OR Aug 13, 2024 2,000,000 Not stated

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