Florida Healthy Kids Corporation

Florida Healthy Kids Corporation (FHKC) administers the Florida Healthy Kids program, which provides health insurance coverage for uninsured children residing in the state. The organization receives and processes applications, determines eligibility based on state‑defined criteria, and enrolls qualified children into the program. Its primary purpose is to facilitate access to health benefits for the target population. FHKC operates as a corporation under the aliases Florida Healthy Kids Corporation and FHKC.

The breach disclosed on December 9, 2020 affected approximately 3.5 million individuals. It involved a prolonged unauthorized access that resulted from unpatched vulnerabilities in the web hosting vendor’s systems. Hackers exploited these weaknesses to obtain names, birthdates, Social Security numbers, financial records, family relationship details, and insurance information. The investigation found that the vendor’s failure to apply necessary security patches allowed the breach to occur. Some application addresses were altered during the incident. The breach was subsequently reported to federal authorities. Headquartered in the United States of America, the organization’s exact city is not specified in the source material. As part of its operations, FHKC collects and maintains personal data such as names, birthdates, Social Security numbers, financial information, family relationship details, and insurance information for applicants and enrollees. This data handling was central to the incident, as the exposed information comprised exactly those categories. The corporation’s role in managing a statewide children’s health insurance program distinguishes it within the public health sector. No further details about ownership or parent‑subsidiary relationships are provided in the prompt.