Data breaches can be a serious threat to the privacy and security of individuals' personal data. In response, the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) established strict data breach notification requirements to protect the rights and freedoms of individuals.Under the GDPR, a data breach is defined as "a breach of security leading to the accidental or unlawful destruction, loss, alteration, unauthorized disclosure of, or access to, personal data transmitted, stored, or otherwise processed." This definition covers...
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