Florida financial aid site breach may expose 4.9 million people's Social Security numbers

Florida's Department of Education says anyone who has applied for state financial aid may be affected. Names, birth dates, addresses and Social Security numbers were among the data.

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- FLDOE became aware of the access on October 19
- Limited to the Florida Student Financial Aid website, per the department
- Site taken offline; law enforcement notified, investigation ongoing
- Social Security numbers, first and last names, dates of birth
- Home addresses, phone numbers, email addresses, gender codes
- What was exposed varies by person
- Anyone who previously applied for Florida financial aid may be affected
- Not everyone who applied was affected
- Current aid, disbursements and eligibility are not at risk, FLDOE says
- Consider a credit freeze or fraud alert with Equifax, Experian and TransUnion
- Check your free credit reports at AnnualCreditReport.com
- Review statements and be wary of calls or emails about your aid
- FLDOE takes questions at databreach@fldoe.org

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