data breach

intentional or unintentional release of secure information to an untrusted environment
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data breach

Summary

data breach ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (176 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • data breach is a type of information leakage[2].
  • data breach is a type of security breach[3].
  • data breach is a type of crime[4].
  • data breach comprises privacy data breach[5].
  • data breach comprises proprietary data breach[6].
  • data breach's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Data breaches[7].
  • data breach's main Wikidata property is recorded as P8526[8].
  • data breach's different from is recorded as security breach[9].
  • data breach's different from is recorded as data loss[10].
  • data breach's has list is recorded as list of data breaches[11].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include information leakage[2], security breach[3], and crime[4].

Use and Application

Components include privacy data breach[5] and proprietary it[6].

Why It Matters

data breach ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (176 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] It is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). data breach. Retrieved April 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/data-breach
MLA “data breach.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 10 Apr. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/data-breach.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_data-breach_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{data breach}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/data-breach}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
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  1. 4d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has parts
    Aliases
    Topic's main category Category:Data breaches
    Has list list of data breaches
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 27294, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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