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Breach Types
| Short Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Disposal Computer | Discovery of computers not disposed of properly |
| Disposal Document | Discovery of documents not disposed of properly |
| Disposal Tape | Discovery of backup tapes not disposed of properly |
| Disposal Drive | Discovery of disk drives not disposed of properly |
| Email communication exposed to unintended third party | |
| Fraud Se | Fraud or scam (usually insider-related), social engineering |
| Hack | Computer-based intrusion, data not generally publically exposed |
| Lost Computer | Lost computer (unspecified type in media reports) |
| Lost Document | Discovery of documents not disposed of properly through loss (not theft) |
| Lost Drive | Lost data drive, unspecified if IDE, SCSI, thumb drive, etc) |
| Lost Laptop | Lost laptop (generally specified as a laptop in media reports) |
| Lost Media | Media (i.e. disks) reported to have been lost by a third party |
| Lost Tape | Lost backup tapes |
| Missing Laptop | Missing laptop, unknown or disputed whether lost or stolen |
| Snail Mail | Personal information in "snail mail" exposed to unintended third party |
| Stolen Computer | Stolen desktop (or unspecified computer type in media reports) |
| Stolen Document | Documents either reported or known to have been stolen by a third party |
| Stolen Drive | Stolen data drive, unspecified if IDE, SCSI, thumb drive, etc) |
| Stolen Laptop | Stolen Laptop (generally specified as a laptop in media reports) |
| Stolen Media | Media (disks or other) generally reported or known to have been stolen by a third party |
| Stolen Tape | Stolen backup tapes |
| Unknown | Unknown or unreported breach type |
| Virus | Exposure to personal information via virus or trojan (i.e. keystroke logger, possibly classified as hack) |
| Web | Computer/web-based intrusion, data typically available to the general public via search engines, public pages, etc. |
Data Types
| Short Name | Description |
|---|---|
| CCN | Credit Card Numbers |
| SSN | Social Security Numbers (or Non-US Equivalent) |
| NAA | Names and/or Addresses |
| EMA | Email Addresses |
| MISC | Miscellaneous |
| MED | Medical |
| ACC | Account Information (Financial) |
| DOB | Date of Birth |
| FIN | Financial Information |
Sectors / Business Types
| Short Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Biz | Business |
| Edu | Educational |
| Gov | Government |
| Med | Medical |
Sector / Business Sub-Types
| Short Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Retail | Retail Businesses |
| Fin | Financial |
| Tech | Technology |
| Med | Medical (Non-Hospital / Provider) |
| Fed | Federal Government |
| Data | Data Services / Brokerage |
| Media | Mass Media |
| Uni | University |
| Ind | Industry |
| State | State Government |
| NFP | Non-Profit / Not-For-Profit |
| County | County Government |
| Org | Organization |
| Hos | Hospital |
| HS | High School |
| Ins | Insurance |
| City | City (Government or Citizens) |
| Hotel | Hotel |
| Law | Legal Firm |
| Elem | Elementary School |
| Edu | Educational |
| Biz | Business |
| Gov | Government |
| Pro | Medical Provider |
| Agr | Agricultural |
Breach Types:
- Disposal Computer | Disposal Document | Disposal Tape | Disposal Drive
- Email | Fraud Se | Hack | Lost Computer
- Lost Document | Lost Drive | Lost Laptop | Lost Media
- Lost Tape | Missing Laptop | Snail Mail | Stolen Computer
- Stolen Document | Stolen Drive | Stolen Laptop | Stolen Media
- Stolen Tape | Unknown | Virus | Web
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