Data breach
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data-breach-172-2988101
title:
Data breach
text:
A data breach, also known as data leakage, is "the unauthorized exposure, disclosure, or loss of personal information". Attackers have a variety of motives, from financial gain to political activism, political repression, and espionage. There are several technical root causes of data breaches, including accidental or intentional disclosure of information by insiders, loss or theft of unencrypted devices, hacking into a system by exploiting software vulnerabilities, and social engineering attacks
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Intentional or unintentional release of secure information
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data_breach
date created:
2007-09-17T14:29:23Z
date modified:
2024-09-01T17:30:17Z
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