Florida Virtual School Data Breach
Status: Confirmed
Breach Intelligence Summary
Entity: Florida Virtual School · Actor: Unknown · Source: Have I Been Pwned / ObscureIQ intelligence
Attack: Data Exfiltration via Under investigation
Timeline: Breach (Feb, 2018) · Reported (Mar, 2018) · Leak (3/18/18)
Exposure: 543K+ records · Dates of birth, Email, Names, Passwords, School grades (class levels), Usernames
Status: Confirmed · Risk: Moderate (Account takeover)
Summary
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”. As this breach has been flagged as sensitive it is not publicly searchable. To see the exposure of email addresses in this breach sign in to your dashboard and review results for your email address in the “Breaches” section under “Personal”, or search any domains you control in the “Domains” section under “Business”.
About Florida Virtual School
Florida Virtual School is the organization affected by this breach. User data may have been generated through account creation, service usage, or business operations.
If you have interacted with Florida Virtual School in any capacity, your data may be included in this breach.
Threat Actor: Unknown
The threat actor responsible for this breach has not been publicly identified or confirmed at this time.
- Under investigation
Breach Exploitation Status
Moderate
Status
Detected
Detected
Possible
Unknown
Unknown
1–3 years
Email addresses and usernames persist but credentials may rotate. Phishing risk remains elevated during this window.
Data Points Exposed
Dark Web Verification
Status: Confirmed
- Dataset containing approximately 543K+ records has been identified in breach intelligence sources.
- The data is indexed and searchable across breach notification platforms.
Impact
This breach carries moderate risk due to the nature of exposed data fields and the scale of affected records.
- Targeted phishing referencing Florida Virtual School accounts or services
- Credential stuffing against accounts sharing the same password
- Age/DOB used to bypass identity verification questions
- Data broker enrichment and resale
Recommendations for Impacted Individuals
If you believe your information may be included:
Non-clients may request a breach impact review.
Florida Virtual School account updates
Password reset requests
Verify directly through official channels.
Email compromise is often the first pivot point.
Frequently Asked Questions
In Feb, 2018, Florida Virtual School experienced a data breach that resulted in the exposure of approximately 543K+ records containing personal information.
The exposed data includes Dates of birth, Email, Names, Passwords, School grades (class levels), Usernames.
Approximately 543K+ records were affected based on current breach intelligence.
Yes. This breach is treated as confirmed based on data observed in breach intelligence platforms.
Data circulation has been detected across breach-sharing channels. Downstream exploitation risk exists based on the nature of the exposed fields.
Rotate passwords associated with Florida Virtual School, enable multi-factor authentication on email and financial accounts, and monitor for suspicious activity.
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