Florida financial aid breach exposed data of 4.9 million people
Original title: Florida warns that 4.9 million people had Social Security numbers leaked in financial aid site breach
The state learned of the breach on October 19, took the site down, and says aid payments are unaffected.
Florida’s Department of Education said an unauthorized party accessed the Florida Student Financial Aid website, exposing data on nearly 5 million financial-aid applicants. The exposed fields include names, addresses, phone numbers, genders, email addresses, Social Security numbers and dates of birth. The department learned of the breach on October 19, took the site down, said the incident is contained, and reported it to the attorney general. It said aid, scholarships, grants, loans and tuition payments are not at risk, and declined to describe the attackers.
Unconfirmed: The department declined to say how access occurred or who was responsible.
- FLDOE is working with Florida Digital Service and the Florida Department of Law Enforcement.
- Other department websites and services may see temporary disruptions.
- Affected people were told to watch credit reports and financial accounts.
- This is the second large Florida government breach cited this year, after the DMV.
Impact: SSNs, birth dates and contact data of about 4.9 million applicants
| Product | Affected |
|---|---|
| Florida Department of Education Florida Student Financial Aid website | — |
- 1.Monitor credit reports and financial accounts for irregular activity.
From the original article
1 min read at therecord.mediaThe state’s Department of Education (FLDOE) said on Thursday it became aware of a data breach involving the Florida Student Financial Aid website on October 19.
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