As cited
Copy frozen at (site build).
breaches incidents
Florida education department says data breach may affect 4.9 million people
The Florida Department of Education disclosed an unauthorized access incident to its student financial aid website affecting approximately 4.9 million people. The breach exposed personal information, including Social Security numbers. The department learned of the intrusion on October 19 and activated its cybersecurity response.
Why it matters: Students and aid applicants in Florida face identity theft risk from exposed Social Security numbers and personal data; institutions managing student aid systems should review their own access controls and monitoring.
- Source published
- First seen by Cybersecurity Tracker
Source attribution
Correction
Correction recorded as of .
breaches incidents
Florida education department says data breach may affect 4.9 million people
The Florida Department of Education disclosed an unauthorized access incident to its student financial aid website affecting approximately 4.9 million people. The breach exposed personal information, including Social Security numbers. The department learned of the intrusion on October 19 and activated its cybersecurity response.
Why it matters: Students and aid applicants in Florida face identity theft risk from exposed Social Security numbers and personal data; institutions managing student aid systems should review their own access controls and monitoring.
- Source published
- First seen by Cybersecurity Tracker
Source attribution
Correction
Correction recorded as of .
breaches incidents
Florida education department says data breach may affect 4.9 million people
The Florida Department of Education disclosed an unauthorized access incident to its student financial aid website affecting approximately 4.9 million people. The breach exposed personal information, including Social Security numbers. The department learned of the intrusion on October 19 and activated its cybersecurity response.
Why it matters: Students and aid applicants in Florida face identity theft risk from exposed Social Security numbers and personal data; institutions managing student aid systems should review their own access controls and monitoring.
- Source published
- First seen by Cybersecurity Tracker