2.5 Million Californians Had Personal Data Exposed Last Year
Two and a half million Californians had personal information put at risk in 131 electronic data breaches in 2012, and 1.4 million of them would have been protected if companies had encrypted data when moving or sending the data out of the company’s network, according to a report form the state attorney general, Kamala Harris.
Two and a half million Californians had personal information put at risk in 131 electronic data breaches in 2012, and 1.4 million of them would have been protected if companies had encrypted data when moving or sending the data out of the company’s network, according to a report form the state attorney general, Kamala Harris.
Harris said her office would, moving forward, make it an enforcement priority to investigate breaches that involve unencrypted personal information.
“Data breaches are a serious threat to individuals’ privacy, finances and even personal security.
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