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Florida education site breach may expose data of 4.9 million

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Florida says unauthorized access to its student financial aid site, found October 19, may have exposed data including Social Security numbers for about 4.9 million people.

The Florida Department of Education said criminal access to the Florida Student Financial Aid website may have exposed personal information, including Social Security numbers, for about 4.9 million people. DataBreaches.net reports the exposure as possible and the count as about 4.9 million; The Record says Social Security numbers were leaked and puts the total at nearly 5 million. The Record lists names, addresses, phone numbers, genders, email addresses, Social Security numbers and dates of birth. Staff learned of the access on October 19, stopped it, took the site down and say the incident is contained and limited to that site. Aid, tuition, scholarships, grants and loans are not affected. FDLE and the Florida Digital Service are assisting, and the department reported the incident to the attorney general.

Key facts
  • Staff learned of unauthorized access on October 19 and took the site down.
  • Data may include Social Security numbers, names, contact details and dates of birth.
  • The department says the incident is contained and limited to the aid site.
  • Current aid, tuition and scholarship, grant or loan eligibility are unaffected.
  • FLDOE is working with FDLE and the Florida Digital Service.
  • The department reported the incident to the attorney general and declined to describe attackers.
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Timeline

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  1. Oct 19, 2026Staff learned of unauthorized access to the aid site. · DataBreaches.net

What each outlet adds

beyond the shared facts
  • DataBreaches.netSays exposure is possible and limited to the financial aid site.
  • The RecordLists exposed fields, attorney general notice and credit-watch advice.
Products
Florida Student Financial Aid website
Victims
Florida Department of Education
Organizations
Florida Digital ServiceFlorida Department of Law EnforcementOffice of the Attorney General
Countries
United States

Coverage

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  1. · 1d ago DataBreaches.netFirst report

    Florida education department says breach may affect 4.9 million people

    Unauthorized access to the student financial aid site, found October 19, may have exposed Social Security numbers.

  2. · 8h ago The Record

    Florida financial aid breach exposed data of 4.9 million people

    The state learned of the breach on October 19, took the site down, and says aid payments are unaffected.