The California Office of the Attorney General reported on August 13, 2024, that FlightAware, Inc. experienced a data breach due to a configuration error on July 25, 2024. The breach potentially exposed personal information, including user credentials and possibly Social Security Numbers. The number of affected individuals is currently unknown.
Source: https://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-590178
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/flightaware
"id": "fli121072825",
"linkid": "flightaware",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "1/2021",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Aviation',
'name': 'FlightAware, Inc.',
'type': 'Company'}],
'attack_vector': 'Configuration Error',
'data_breach': {'personally_identifiable_information': True,
'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
'type_of_data_compromised': ['User Credentials',
'Social Security Numbers']},
'date_detected': '2024-07-25',
'date_publicly_disclosed': '2024-08-13',
'description': 'The California Office of the Attorney General reported on '
'August 13, 2024, that FlightAware, Inc. experienced a data '
'breach due to a configuration error on July 25, 2024. The '
'breach potentially exposed personal information, including '
'user credentials and possibly Social Security Numbers. The '
'number of affected individuals is currently unknown.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['User Credentials',
'Social Security Numbers']},
'post_incident_analysis': {'root_causes': 'Configuration Error'},
'references': [{'date_accessed': '2024-08-13',
'source': 'California Office of the Attorney General'}],
'title': 'FlightAware Data Breach',
'type': 'Data Breach',
'vulnerability_exploited': 'Configuration Error'}