SockAnalystHighBreach · 2026-10-29
Florida Dept. of Education: ~4.9M exposed in financial aid site breach
What happened
Hackers hit Florida's Student Financial Aid website. Detected Oct 19, disclosed Oct 29. The site is offline and FDLE is investigating.
Who's affected
~4.9M people. Exposed: names, SSNs, dates of birth, addresses, phones, emails.
✅ Fix / patch
- If you applied for Florida aid (Bright Futures etc.), freeze your credit.
- Questions: databreach@fldoe.org
🔎 Quick hunt check
Watch for "financial aid" phishing lures and Florida student identity fraud in help-desk password resets.
⏱ CISA deadline
Not in CISA KEV as of Oct 31, 2026.