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Florida Department of Education: student financial aid website breach, nearly 5 million people possibly affected
FLDOE warned that data of nearly five million people, including Social Security numbers, “may have been compromised” after unauthorized access to its...
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What happened
- FLDOE warned that data of nearly five million people, including Social Security numbers, “may have been compromised” after unauthorized access to its student financial aid website (FOX 13). The department said it “acted swiftly to stop unauthorized access, contain the breach and secure its systems” and that state financial aid payments are not at risk.
- Root cause / initial access: not disclosed.
- Attacker: not identified.
- Response: scope still being determined with state partners; information at FLDOE.org/databreach; families urged to consider credit freezes.
Sources
- https://www.fox13news.com/news/florida-department-education-warns-data-breach-affecting-nearly-5-million-people
- https://konbriefing.com/en-topics/cyber-attacks-usa.html
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