Unauthorized access to student financial aid portal discovered 2026-10-19; disclosed 2026-10-29; may have exposed data on nearly 5 million people including SSNs (Fox 13 via KonBriefing).
Corrected in independent review (retime): Fox 13 (29 Oct 4:51 pm EDT) confirms a Department notice and spokesperson statement, nearly 5 million possibly affected, SSNs. It does not give the 19 Oct discovery date and does not say the portal was taken offline; the 19 Oct date comes from KonBriefing and...
- Oct 19 00:00 UTC · DISUnauthorized access to student financial aid portal discovered 2026-10-19; disclosed 2026-10-29; may have exposed data on nearly 5 million people including SSNs (Fox 13 via KonBriefing).Source