State says data breached in unemployment system, impacts thousands
Published: July 23, 2021 7:22 PM EDT
Updated: July 23, 2021 7:23 PM EDT
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Florida Department of Economic Opportunity confirmed with WINK News Friday claimant accounts were breached during potentially fraudulent activity within the CONNECT unemployment system recently.
According to DEO, it discovered July 16 that “information contained in the claimant account may have been accessed, including the following: Social Security number, driver’s license number, bank account numbers, claim information, and other personal details, such as address, phone number, and date of birth. In addition, the malicious actors may have acquired the account PIN that claimants use to access their CONNECT account.”
Officials: Information from people claiming unemployment benefits could have been hacked
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Data breach hits Florida s unemployment system
Florida s Department of Economic Opportunity said a security breach may have given hackers information into claimant accounts. Officials said the possible fraudulent activity was connected to claimant accounts within the Reemployment Assistance Claims and Benefits Information System, commonly known as CONNECT.
ORLANDO, Fla. - Florida s Department of Economic Opportunity said a security breach may have given hackers information into claimant accounts.
Officials said the possible fraudulent activity was connected to claimant accounts within the Reemployment Assistance Claims and Benefits Information System, commonly known as CONNECT.
Nearly 58K targeted in Florida CONNECT website data breach, DEO says Share Updated: 7:01 PM EDT Jul 23, 2021 WESH
The latest breaking updates, delivered straight to your email inbox. Share Updated: 7:01 PM EDT Jul 23, 2021 Nearly 58,000 people were targeted in a data breach of Florida’s CONNECT website, the Florida Department of Economics has confirmed.The DEO said it learned of the data break on July 16 involving potentially fraudulent activity.Information that may have been accessed within the accounts included social security numbers, driver s license numbers, bank account numbers, claim information and other personal details, such as address, phone number and date of birth. Officials said those who breached the site may have also gained account pin numbers for the CONNECT account. In total, 57,920 accounts were targeted and may have been accessed by “an unauthorized party” between April 27and July 16.No malicious activity was repor
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