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Data theft is the illegal transfer or storage of any information that is confidential, personal, or financial in nature, including passwords, software code, or algorithms, proprietary process-oriented information, or technologies.
Considered a serious security and privacy breach, the consequences of data theft can be severe for individuals and businesses.
Common modes of data theft are as follows:
How data theft can be prevented:
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