DisclosureLens
AccidentalTechnologyInformationMisconfigurationDelayed DiscoveryPIIIdentity (basic)CredentialsAuthenticationMediumContained

FLIGHTAWARE, INC.

bd_ecdaa81c1e52629e · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Medium

Discovered

Jul 25, 2024

Filed

Aug 13, 2024

To disclose

19 days

Affected

1,407state residents only

Linked

4 filings

Confidence

71%
Full breach record for FLIGHTAWARE, INC.

FlightAware, Inc. disclosed a data security incident involving a configuration error that exposed user personal information, including credentials and PII. The incident was discovered on July 25, 2024, after a prolonged exposure period starting in January 2021. FlightAware remediated the error and required password resets for affected users.

Washington clock WA AG ≤30d19 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 · 1301 days
discovery → filing · 19 days

Jan 1, 2021

Begins

Jul 25, 2024

Discovered

Aug 13, 2024

Filed

vs. sector median

16 wks faster

This filing is one of 4 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (3) · sorted by filing gap

Filing propagation · 4 filings · 4 states

View merged incident ↗
Oregon State AGAug 13 · first
California State AGAug 13 · first
Washington State AGAug 13 · first · this page

Pattern: first filing Aug 13 (OR), last Jan 1 (IL) — a 141-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.