Data Breach Assignment
Instructions
Identify one such data breach that has occurred within the past 5 years (what). Please provide some background information (when and where), the details of the breach (how), and the identity of the perpetrator, if known (who). It is important to choose an incident for which at least some of the costs have been determined.
Two additional aspects of the breach and its impacts are important for you to explore (why). Please report any estimates of the total economic loss incurred as a part of the incident, including any expenditures by the victimized firm to compensate individuals and/or to prevent recurrence. Finally, please comment on what you believe to be the motive for the data breach, especially if the costs seem low in proportion to the amount of data stolen.
Identify one such data breach that has occurred within the past 5 years (what). Please provide some background information (when and where), the details of the breach (how), and the identity of the perpetrator, if known (who). It is important to choose an incident for which at least some of the costs have been determined.
Two additional aspects of the breach and its impacts are important for you to explore (why). Please report any estimates of the total economic loss incurred as a part of the incident, including any expenditures by the victimized firm to compensate individuals and/or to prevent recurrence. Finally, please comment on what you believe to be the motive for the data breach, especially if the costs seem low in proportion to the amount of data stolen.
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