Security Breaches In The News

        A major data breach may be one of the most serious types of security incidents, which may result in legal and regulatory sanctions as well as serious reputational damage to an organization’s brand.   Provide a brief summary of an instance where a company fell victim to a major data breach.   Discuss the features that characterize the data breach. Describe the salient features of the attack, when and how the breach incident was discovered, the data that was illegally accessed, and the consequences of the breach to the organization and the actions taken in its wake.