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data breach

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data breach
An unauthorized dissemination of information. It may be due to an attack on the network or outright theft of paper documents, portable disks, USB drives or laptops. Sensitive information can also be found in trash cans when reports are carelessly discarded.


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Move to Electronic Health Records Raises Concerns for Patient Privacy, Security, Data Breach PORTLAND, Ore.
Without question, a data breach has the significant potential to harm a business' finances, customer trust, and reputation.
uk Trying to finalise settlements related to a data breach that took place in 2008, card payment processor Heartland Payment Systems has agreed to pay Discover Financial Services USD5m.
 
 
 
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