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Florida student aid data breach may affect 4.9 million people
Original: Florida's education department says unauthorized access to its student financial aid website may have affected about 4.9
Florida's education department disclosed that unauthorized access to its student financial aid website may have affected roughly 4.9 million people. Potentially exposed information includes Social Security numbers, dates of birth and contact details, with the exact data varying by person. The disclosure was made on October 29, and affected individuals are being urged to monitor for identity theft.
Why now: The sheer scale of the breach and exposure of Social Security numbers raise immediate identity theft concerns for millions of students and families.
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- Florida's education department says unauthorized access to its student financial aid website may have affected about 4.9 million people. Potentially exposed information includes SSNs, dates of birth and contact details; the data varies by person. Disclosed Oct. 29, with the… · cyberseckyle@infosec.exchange · 1
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