How is a personal data breach legally defined?

A personal data breach refers to an active security incident leading to the accidental or unlawful destruction, loss, or alteration of personal data. It specifically includes the unauthorized disclosure of, or completely unauthorized access to, personal data that has been transmitted, stored, or otherwise processed. This situation directly compromises the fundamental security and privacy of the affected information. The specific elements of this unfortunate breach are defined in Section 3 IRR. “k. “Personal data breach” refers to a breach of security leading to the accidental or unlawful destruction, loss, alteration, unauthorized disclosure of, or access to, personal data transmitted, stored, or otherwise processed;” 22-May-26

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