AccidentalTechnologyFinancial ServicesInformationMisconfigurationCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDFinancial accountMediumContained

PLAID INC.

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Apr 22, 2026

Filed

May 9, 2026

To disclose

17 days

Affected · nationwide

2944 in this filing

Linked

6 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for PLAID INC. →

Plaid, Inc. reported an inadvertent disclosure affecting 294 individuals (4 in Maine) due to a technical issue involving phone number recycling. The incident, occurring on 12/25/2024 and discovered on 04/22/2026, exposed names, DOBs, addresses, driver's licenses, SSNs, and bank account details. No credentials were exposed. Plaid severed connections, removed incorrect accounts, and offered 24 months of identity protection services.

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Maine clockDiscovered Apr 22, 2026 → Filed with AG May 9, 202617d ✓ ME AG ≤30d17 days discovery → filing

⚠ AG web formThe discovery date came from the AG web-form field, which is systematically later than the detection date stated in the letter. Treat the clock as indicative.

Incident timeline

undetected · 483 days

discovery → filing · 17 days

Dec 25, 2024

Begins

Apr 22, 2026

Discovered

May 9, 2026

Filed

vs. sector median

8 wks faster

This filing is one of 6 filings about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Vermont State AGbd_e2e6377f025db1b22026-05-09Verified
Massachusetts State AGbd_56687978440ced8b2026-05-10 · +1dCandidate
New Hampshire State AGbd_79e354f9ea4737752026-05-12 · +3dVerified
Indiana State AGbd_0723faeb7182df552026-04-27 · +12dVerified

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Nebraska State AGbd_7d4f7f4d83f719db2026-04-27 · +12dVerified

Name: PLAID INC.
norm: plaid
Domain: plaid.com

Name: PLAID INC.
norm: plaid
Domain: plaid.com
Industry: TechnologyllmFinancial Servicesllm

Discovered: Apr 22, 2026
Breach occurred: Dec 25, 2024
Undetected for: 483 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Apr 27, 2026
Affected individuals: 294state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDFinancial account
Data elements: Social Security numberDate of birth
Attack vector: Misconfiguration
Regulator citations: Filed notice with Maine Office of the Attorney General

During the incident: Conducted a thorough investigation
Severed all affected connections
Identified and removed incorrectly connected accounts
Mailed notification to affected Maine residents
Offered identity theft protection services through IDX
Changes made: Identified and removed incorrectly connected accounts
Evaluating information program to prevent similar occurrence
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 17 days(17 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG ≤30d · 17d
Discovery-date grounding: AG web formThe discovery date came from the AG web-form field, which is systematically later than the detection date stated in the letter. Treat the clock as indicative.
Clock breakdown: Statute Window Elapsed Threshold Status
Maine
Discovered: Apr 22, 2026
→ Filed with AG: May 9, 2026
17d 30 days ME AG ≤30d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Apr 22, 2026 → Filed with AG: May 9, 2026	17d	30 days	ME AG ≤30d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 6 filings · 6 states

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Indiana State AGApr 27 · first

Nebraska State AGApr 27 · first

Vermont State AG+12d

Maine State AG+12d · this page

Massachusetts State AG+13d

New Hampshire State AG+15d

Pattern: first filing Apr 27 (IN), last May 12 (NH) — a 15-day rolling notification. Rolling spreads often mean counsel is filing as thresholds trip per state. Why this link?

Evidence ladder

Leak-site claim

Attacker assertion only. Establishes: claim date, group, alleged victim.

Press / market report

Unlocks: incident narrative, operational impact. Still no compliance clock.

State AG / regulator filingThis record

Unlocks: discovery date, data types, affected count, compliance clock.

SEC 8-K / victim statement

Unlocks: materiality, stated response, full audit trail. Ceiling removed.

Source URL: https://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/b8c4a763-26a2-472f-a174-06b428424624.html
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: May 9, 2026
Raw hash: 9f988038ddd60141becbb13ea4bbddf48b6de11c5c1d98c22365d48717605d58

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityPLAID INC.

Victim entityPLAID INC.

Incidentdiscovered Apr 22, 2026

Stated responseConducted a thorough investigation

ComplianceME AG ≤30d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov