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    Data Breaches and Mental Health: A New Wave of Anxiety

    by Milly Arthur Apr 29, 2021 4 minutes
    Data Breaches and Mental Health: A New Wave of Anxiety, by Milly Arthur. Photograph of Earth at night courtesy of NASA
    Photograph courtesy of NASA

    Data breaches have become a stress-inducing hazard in the modern world; here are some ideas to minimize your risk

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    If you keep up to date with the news, chances are you’ll have come across a story where a cyber-security incident has led to personal data being leaked online. Data breach experts are seeing the effects of this more and more, with sensitive data being exposed almost every day.

    Of course, the most immediate issue following any data breach is the risk of victims being financially compromised. That being said, many people fail to realize that experiencing a data breach can also have a wide range of effects on an individual’s mental health.

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