Cyber Incident Victim: Continental Aerospace Technologies
Date:
Feb 2024
Location:
United States of America
Summary
Continental Aerospace Technologies experienced a cyberattack that disrupted operations at its Alabama facility. The attack coincided with a data breach that exposed personal information of over two thousand individuals, including a few residents of one state. Notification was sent electronically, and affected individuals were offered identity theft protection services including credit monitoring for a year. The company engaged external experts to restore normal operations and address the breach.
| CIA Posture | Motives | Tactics, Techniques & Procedures |
|---|---|---|
| Available to members | 1 motive | 3 techniques |
| Threat Actors | Type | Location |
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| 0 actors | Available to members | Available to members |
Description
On February 20, 2024, Continental Aerospace posted a website banner announcing that it was experiencing an ongoing cyberattack that was impacting operations at its Mobile Alabama headquarters. The banner included a statement dated February 20, 2024, indicating that Continental US operations had recently been impacted by a cyber incident affecting daily operations based in Alabama. The statement said that Continental was actively engaged with a team of experts who were working to resolve the issues as quickly as possible and expected to resume full operations soon. The notice did not specify when the cyberattack would end, how widely disruptive it had been to daily operations, or whether a data breach had occurred.
According to a data breach notification filed with the Maine Attorney General’s office, Continental Aerospace Technologies, Inc., located at 2039 South Broad Street, Mobile, AL 33615, reported that a breach occurred on February 12, 2024. The breach was discovered on November 11, 2024, and affected a total of 2,605 individuals, including three Maine residents. The description of the breach was categorized as “Other,” and the information acquired consisted of a name or other personal identifier in combination with unspecified data elements. The entity submitted the notification through counsel Jason Goodwin of Cipriani & Werner, P.C.
Notification to affected consumers was sent electronically on March 13, 2025, and a copy of the notice provided to Maine residents is available as Adult_source.pdf. The notification indicated that identity theft protection services were offered to affected individuals, with the services provided by Epiq for a duration of 12 months and comprising credit monitoring and identity theft protection. No further details about the cyberattack’s impact on systems, the specific data elements compromised, or the timeline for restoring operations beyond the expectation of resuming full operations soon were disclosed in the available sources.