Avis Budget Group
Disclosed Sep 5, 20242 years agoConfirmed
Intruders in Avis business application steal customer driver's license data
Avis told state attorneys general it discovered intruders in one of its business applications on August 5, 2024, two days after the access began, and began notifying hundreds of thousands of customers whose personal information and driver's license numbers were stolen.
What is known
| People affected | Not stated in the sources we have |
|---|---|
| Disclosed | Sep 5, 2024 |
| Discovered | Aug 5, 2024 |
| Attack | Hacking |
| Data exposed | Names, Government IDs |
| Sector | Transport · US |
| Status | Confirmed |
Sources
| Source | |
|---|---|
| Thousands of Avis car rental customers had personal data stolen in cyberattacktechcrunch.com · News | News |
| Vermont Attorney General: 2024-09-05 Avis Budget Group Data Breach Notice to Consumersago.vermont.gov · Official notice | Official notice |
Notices filed
| Where | Filed | People |
|---|---|---|
| Vermont AGresidents of VT | Sep 5, 2024 | |
| Researchtotal | Sep 9, 2024 |
Other breaches at Avis Budget Group
| Breach | Affected | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosed Nov 4, 2015Nov 4, 201510 years ago | Nov 4, 201510 years ago | Not stated | Other | Confirmed | Unknown |
History of this record
- 2026-09-25 · source_type: press to official · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · source_url: https://techcrunch.com/2024/09/09/thousands-of-avis-car-rental-customers-had-personal-data-stolen-in-cyberattack/ to https://ago.vermont.gov/document/2024-09-05-avis-budget-group-data-breach-notice-consumers · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · status: disclosed to confirmed · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · verified_by: empty to vt-ag · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · verified: 0 to 1 · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · disclosed: 2024-09-09 to 2024-09-05 · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · added · seed source
First seen 2026-09-25 (Research), confirmed by Vermont AG. Record counts are as reported. Not legal advice.