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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.

Maine clockDiscovered Apr 22, 2026Filed 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

16 wks faster

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

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Show 1 more filingup to 12d gap

Filing propagation · 6 filings · 6 states

View merged incident ↗
Indiana State AGApr 27 · first
Nebraska State AGApr 27 · first
Maine State AG+12d · this page

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.