Eligible Data Breach

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What is
Eligible Data Breach
An Eligible Data Breach is the term used under the Privacy Act to describe a data breach involving personal information that is likely to result in serious harm and has not been mitigated, triggering mandatory notification obligations under the NDB scheme.
Eligible Data Breach
in more detail

A data breach will be deemed an Eligible Data Breach when the following three criteria are satisfied:1. Personal information is compromised — either through unauthorised access, unauthorised disclosure, or loss.2. A reasonable person would expect serious harm to result for the individuals affected.3. The organisation hasn’t been able to prevent that harm through remedial action.

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