information theft
Stealing confidential data
Information theft is the unauthorized taking of data—personal records, trade secrets, financial details, or intellectual property.
Unlike physical theft, the original often remains while a copy disappears: The breach resulted in information theft affecting millions of customers.
The term covers everything from corporate espionage to identity theft, whether achieved through hacking, social engineering, or insider access.
- hackingInfiltrating protected digital systems
- cyber attackDigital system assault
- breachBreaking of agreement
- data breachUnauthorized access to protected information
- security breachUnauthorized penetration of protected systems
cybercrime · stolen · stolen data · data · phishing · social engineering · identity · credit card fraud · espionage · trade secrets · leaked · passwords · encrypted · hackers · surveillance · privacy · corporate · classified
- insider threatsinsider threat, disgruntled employee, unauthorized access, confidentiality breach, data breach
- leaksleak, leaks, air leak, oil leak, gas leak
information theftknowledge sharing
Transferring expertise between people
information theftdata security
Protection of stored information
data protection · information security · data encryption · cybersecurity · access control
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