The Ten Days of Silence

If you ever applied for financial aid in Florida, your Social Security number may now be in criminal hands. Florida's Department of Education announced on October 29 that its financial aid website was hit with unauthorized criminal access. The department says it learned about the breach on October 19. Ten days in between. Potentially 4.9 million people are affected, and the compromised information includes Social Security numbers, the one identifier you cannot change like a password. Financial aid itself is safe: payments will not be delayed and eligibility for scholarships, grants, and loans is unchanged. The money was protected. The identity was not. Sources: Florida Department of Education reports data breach affecting 4.9 million people (WPBF): https://www.wpbf.com/article/florida-department-of-education-data-breach-affecting-49-million-people-financial-aid/74287584 That's your SignalWatch, from Ashfires Press.