Why breaches can affect you long after they occur

You may have heard the term “data breaches” so often lately that you’ve started
to ignore it, or feel overwhelmed at the thought of your leaked data. But there
is always something to do to protect data better.

Knowing about past breaches you’ve been involved in is better than suffering
their effects out of the blue. Starting the fight with future ones offers far
more protection and control than doing nothing.  It is estimated that, on
average, 300 million people are affected by data breaches
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