Hunter, Dustin2019-04-052019-04-052019-04-04http://hdl.handle.net/10342/7141This paper will describe a data breach and how they impact the company and consumers involved. Statistics will be provided on the financial impact of a data breach to a company. Three recent data breach examples will be given along with a description of what personal identifiable information was compromised. I will also describe steps companies and consumers can take to mitigate the risk involved related to personal identifiable information.10en-USData BreachPersonal Identifiable InformationWorking Papers