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US protection company says non-public knowledge compromised in 2019 knowledge breach

A U.S. protection company charged with offering data generation and communications fortify to the U.S. executive, together with the president and different senior officers, says its community will have been “compromised.” The Protection Knowledge Techniques Company despatched letters to imaginable sufferer…
A U.S. defense agency charged with providing information technology and communications support to the U.S. government, including the president and other senior officials, says its network may have been “compromised.” The Defense Information Systems Agency sent letters to possible victim…

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  2. "Veritas Genetics, a DNA testing startup, has said a data breach resulted in the theft of some customer information. The Danvers, Mass.-based company said its customer-facing portal had recently been breached but did not say when". (November 7, 2019)
  3. "Exclusive: The radar and electronic warfare technology maker was knocked offline in January and recovery is still under way". (March 5, 2020)
  4. "Hackers accessed data on 5.2 million guests". (March 31, 2020)
  5. "DoorDash has confirmed a data breach. The food delivery company said in a blog post Thursday that 4.9 million customers, delivery workers and merchants had their information stolen by hackers". (September 26, 2019)
  6. "A well-known data seller on the dark web claims to be selling the site's stolen user data". (July 28, 2020)
  7. "So you’ve had a data breach. Don’t worry, it’s not just you. These days it happens to everyone, no matter how large or small your company is. It’s almost inevitable, some might say, and not a case of if but when. A lot is already out of your control". (October 4, 2019)
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