[[{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org","@type":"Answer","text":"A data breach is a security incident where an unauthorized person or persons gain access to private, protected, sensitive, confidential information. In a data breach, the information and files are viewed, downloaded, shared, and sometimes sold on the black market.","name":"What is a data breach?","@id":"https:\/\/www.the-future-of-commerce.com\/2021\/05\/05\/data-breach-examples-definition-costs-consequences\/#Answer1"},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org","@type":"Answer","name":"What are the different types of data breaches?","text":"<p>A snapshot of types of data breaches:<\/p> <ol> <li><strong>Stolen Information<\/strong> - Fairly straightforward, can be personal information.<\/li> <li><strong>Malware<\/strong> - Malicious software intended to destroy or damage computers.<\/li> <li><strong>Password Attacks<\/strong> - Coordinated attacks to break weak passwords and gain personal data.<\/li> <li><strong>Phishing<\/strong> - Attempts to get people to voluntarily reveal private information.<\/li> <li><strong>Insider Threat<\/strong> - Someone with keys to the system and a grudge.<\/li> <li><strong>Ransomware<\/strong> - Malware's nasty cousin, this type of breach aims to lock down crucial data and then demand a ransom.<\/li> <li><strong>Denial of Service (DoS)<\/strong> - A cyber attack designed to disrupt service.<\/li> <\/ol>","@id":"https:\/\/www.the-future-of-commerce.com\/2021\/05\/05\/data-breach-examples-definition-costs-consequences\/#Answer2"},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org","@type":"BlogPosting","url":"https:\/\/www.the-future-of-commerce.com\/2021\/05\/05\/data-breach-examples-definition-costs-consequences\/","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/www.the-future-of-commerce.com\/2021\/05\/05\/data-breach-examples-definition-costs-consequences\/","keywords":["CIAM | Customer Identity and Access Management","Consent Data Management","Customer Profile Management","CDP | Customer Data Platform","GDPR","Data Breach","Data Privacy","Malware","Data Security","Phishing","https:\/\/www.the-future-of-commerce.com\/2021\/05\/05\/data-breach-examples-definition-costs-consequences\/#BlogPosting#3"],"description":"A data breach can have massive consequences for organizations and individuals. Discover data breach examples, consequences, costs, and security measures you can take to prevent the exposure of data to hackers.","about":["https:\/\/www.wikidata.org\/wiki\/Q1172486","http:\/\/www.wikidata.org\/entity\/Q17233037","https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cyberattack","http:\/\/www.wikidata.org\/entity\/Q926331","http:\/\/www.wikidata.org\/entity\/Q3510521","http:\/\/www.wikidata.org\/entity\/Q14001","https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Exploit_(computer_security)","http:\/\/www.wikidata.org\/entity\/Q135005","http:\/\/www.wikidata.org\/entity\/Q131406","https:\/\/www.the-future-of-commerce.com\/2021\/05\/05\/data-breach-examples-definition-costs-consequences\/#About","https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Computer_security","https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cybercrime","https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Data_breach"],"sameAs":"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Data_breach","dateModified":"2023-06-16","name":"Data breach examples, definition, consequences, costs","headline":"Data breach examples, definition, consequences, costs","datePublished":"2021-05-05","subjectOf":{"@type":"FAQPage","name":"Data Breach","about":["https:\/\/www.wikidata.org\/wiki\/Q1172486",{"@type":"Thing","name":"Data Breach","@id":"https:\/\/www.the-future-of-commerce.com\/2021\/05\/05\/data-breach-examples-definition-costs-consequences\/#Thing"},"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Data_breach"],"mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"What is a data breach?","acceptedAnswer":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.the-future-of-commerce.com\/2021\/05\/05\/data-breach-examples-definition-costs-consequences\/#Answer1"},"@id":"https:\/\/www.the-future-of-commerce.com\/2021\/05\/05\/data-breach-examples-definition-costs-consequences\/#Question1"},{"@type":"Question","name":"What are the different types of data breaches?","acceptedAnswer":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.the-future-of-commerce.com\/2021\/05\/05\/data-breach-examples-definition-costs-consequences\/#Answer2"},"@id":"https:\/\/www.the-future-of-commerce.com\/2021\/05\/05\/data-breach-examples-definition-costs-consequences\/#Question2"}],"abstract":"As we spend more time and money online, the risk grows that a data breach will impact us personally or professionally.  Waging war against passwords can feel like a game of whack-a-mole. You happily head to a website on your phone after work to do a bit of retail therapy, and BOOM:  \u201cThis password has appeared in a data leak, which puts your account at a high risk of compromise. You should change your password immediately. Change password on website.\u201c  Talk about a mood killer. And that\u2019s just on a personal level.  Businesses can no longer ignore the cost of data breaches. 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