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Florida education department reports data breach affecting nearly 5 million

Original: Florida Department of Education warns of data breach affecting nearly 5 million people

The Florida Department of Education has warned that a data breach may have exposed the personal information of nearly 5 million people. The state agency issued an alert about the incident, which is one of the larger breaches involving a US state government department. Affected individuals are being notified, though details on what data was compromised and how the breach occurred have not been fully outlined.

Why now: The sheer scale of the breach, affecting millions of residents' data held by a state agency, is driving public concern about cybersecurity and identity theft.

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