Florida education department says data breach may affect 4.9 million people

Summary by Cyber Security News29 Oct 2026, 21:07 CET

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Eric Weiss reports: The Florida Department of Education says a breach of its student financial aid website may have exposed personal information, including Social Security numbers, belonging to approximately 4.9 million people. The department said staff learned of unauthorized criminal access to the Florida Student Financial Aid website on Oct. 19.

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