the.com/breaches
the gap between where your data was safe and where it just went public.
means a breach is unauthorized access to protected systems or information, whether by hacker, insider, or someone who left the door wide open.
from from old french breche meaning gap or break in a wall — literally what invaders exploit, now just aimed at your database instead of your castle.
average discovery timecompanies take about 200 days to notice
top causestolen or weak passwords, not genius hacking
cost drivernotifying victims often costs more than the hack
biggest oneyahoo lost three billion accounts, twice