HackingTechnologyInformationStolen CredentialsTargetedData ExfiltratedIdentity (basic)Government IDPIIMediumContained

AVALARA, INC.

bd_9f77ce9ab4c656e0 · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Medium

Discovered

May 22, 2019

Filed

Jun 2, 2019

To disclose

11 days

Affected

2state residents only

Linked

3 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for AVALARA, INC. →2 incidents on file

Avalara, Inc. notified Montana residents of a data breach involving the eCompli software application. A former employee of a customer (and former Compli, Inc. employee) exploited a vulnerability in an eCompli code update on May 22, 2019, to access personal information. Exposed data included names, SSNs, driver's license numbers, and other PII. Avalara removed the vulnerability, investigated the scope, and offered credit monitoring.

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Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 11 days

May 22, 2019

Discovered

Jun 2, 2019

Filed

vs. sector median

17 wks faster

This filing is one of 3 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

California State AGbd_5377a486edec37a52019-06-07 · +5dVerified
New Hampshire State AGbd_48ed1e38290146102019-06-13 · +11dVerified

Name: AVALARA, INC.
norm: avalara

Name: AVALARA, INC.
norm: avalara
Industry: Technologyllm

Discovered: May 22, 2019
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: 2state-resident count only
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDPII
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1190 Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: External
Initial access: valid_credentials

During the incident: Promptly conducted an investigation to determine the scope of the incident
Removed the vulnerability on May 22, 2019
Reviewed our security protocols and taken steps to address the security of the platform
Closely monitoring our platform to help protect against future unauthorized access
Offering credit monitoring services at no cost
Changes made: Removed the vulnerability
Reviewed security protocols
Closely monitoring our platform
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 11 days(11 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 3 filings · 3 states

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Montana State AGJun 2 · first · this page

California State AG+5d

New Hampshire State AG+11d

Pattern: first filing Jun 2 (MT), last Jun 13 (NH) — a 11-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://dojmt.gov/wp-content/uploads/Avalara-Inc.-eCompli-Inc.-Consumer-Notification.pdf
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jun 2, 2019
Raw hash: 8e92a3de7882b0b3de03e9e987f30d47bbdf3a17ddce52a5d48086d914f39ebd

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entityAVALARA, INC.

Victim entityAVALARA, INC.

Incidentdiscovered May 22, 2019

Stated responsePromptly conducted an investigation to determine the scope of the incident

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancedojmt.gov