GDPRRegulation (EU) 2016/679
Definition: personal data breach: personal data breach
GDPR Art. 4 (personal data breach)
a breach of security leading to the accidental or unlawful destruction, loss, alteration, unauthorised disclosure of, or access to, personal data transmitted, stored or otherwise processed
Defines (1)
Source texts: the Official Journal, through the Publications Office. Dataset built 2026-07-29. Study aid, not legal advice.
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