Florida Virtual School
What was exposed
Dates of birthEmail addressesNamesPasswordsSchool grades (class levels)Usernames
What to do if you were affected
- Change your password for this account, and anywhere you reused it. Turn on two-factor authentication.
- Expect more phishing and spam at this address. Treat messages that reference this company with extra caution.
- Be wary of targeted scams that use your personal details to sound convincing.
Details
In March 2018, the Florida Virtual School (FLVS) posted a data breach notification to their website . The school had identified a data breach which had occurred sometime between 6 May 2016 and 12 Feb 2018 and an XML file containing 368k student records was subsequently found circulating. Each record contained student name, date of birth, password, grade, email and parent email resulting in a total of 543k unique email addresses. Due to the prevalence of email addresses belonging to individuals who are still legally children, the data breach has been flagged as "sensitive".
Frequently asked questions
What is the Florida Virtual School data breach?
In March 2018, the Florida Virtual School (FLVS) posted a data breach notification to their website . The school had identified a data breach which had occurred sometime between 6 May 2016 and 12 Feb 2018 and an XML file containing 368k student records was...
When did the data breach happen?
This data breach occurred around February 2018.
How many accounts were affected?
Around 542,902 accounts were affected.
What information was exposed?
Exposed data included Dates of birth, Email addresses, Names, Passwords, School grades (class levels) and Usernames.
What should I do if I was affected?
Change your password for this account, and anywhere you reused it. Turn on two-factor authentication. Expect more phishing and spam at this address. Treat messages that reference this company with extra caution. Be wary of targeted scams that use your personal details to sound convincing.
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