Florida Student Aid Website Hack Exposes Data of 4.9 Million People
Original title: Florida Student Aid Website Hack Puts Data of 4.9 Million People at Risk
Hack discovered October 19; existing aid disbursements remain safe.
Hackers breached the Florida Student Financial Aid website, potentially exposing personal information of roughly 4.9 million people. The Florida Department of Education discovered the intrusion on October 19 and contained the breach. No threat group claimed responsibility and the attackers' method remains undisclosed. Existing aid programs and disbursements are unaffected.
Unconfirmed: How the attackers gained access and responsible party undisclosed
- Discovered on October 19
- May have impacted approximately 4.9 million individuals
- Data types include names, Social Security numbers, addresses, and emails
- Some websites may experience temporary disruptions during remediation
Impact: Personal information of 4.9 million people possibly exposed
- Products
- FloridaStudentFinancialAidSG.org
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The Florida Department of Education says SSNs and other personal data may have been exposed in a breach of its financial aid website. The post Florida Student Aid Website Hack Puts Data of 4. 9 Million People at Risk appeared first on SecurityWeek.
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