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Florida education department financial-aid site down amid cyberattack response
Original: The Florida Department of Education's financial-aid website remained unavailable during its response to a cyberattack po
The Florida Department of Education's financial-aid website remains unavailable as the agency responds to a cyberattack that may have affected 4.9 million people, though officials caution the estimate is preliminary. The department's breach FAQ indicates compromised information included Social Security numbers. The outage and the scale of potentially exposed personal data are drawing attention as the investigation continues.
Why now: The scale of the potential data breach and the ongoing outage of a key student financial-aid site are raising concerns about exposed personal information.
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- The Florida Department of Education's financial-aid website remained unavailable during its response to a cyberattack potentially affecting 4.9 million people; that estimate remains preliminary. Its breach FAQ says compromised information included Social Security numbers. The… · DysruptionHub@infosec.exchange · 1
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