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November 1, 2016

450,000 people hit by data breaches

OLYMPIA (AP) — A new report from Washington state's Attorney General's Office says nearly a half a million residents were impacted by data breaches between July 2015 and July 2016.

A new law went into effect last year that requires businesses and public agencies to report data breaches. In the first year under the new law, companies and organizations reported 39 incidents and affected at least 450,000 Washingtonians.


 
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