News: 2008 Data Breaches Surpass 2007 Totals
Submitted by shannon on Tue, 08/26/2008 - 15:44
More data breaches have been reported so far this year than in all of 2007. Officials said they do not know whether there have been more breaches this year or if there is better reporting of the incidents. Read more here.
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