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personal data leak; leak of personal information
The unauthorized release of personally identifiable information—names, addresses, ID numbers, account details—often as the result of a security breach, lost device, or insider misuse. A staple topic of corporate apologies and news headlines.
個人情報流出が問題になっている。
Personal data leaks are becoming a problem.
会社は個人情報流出について謝罪した。
The company apologized over the personal data leak.
サイバー攻撃による個人情報流出の被害者は数十万人に上った。
The number of victims of the personal data leak from the cyberattack reached several hundred thousand.
Compound of 個人情報 (personal information) + 流出 (outflow, leak). A frequent topic in news reports about corporate IT incidents.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 個人情報流出が発生する: a personal data leak occurs
- 個人情報流出事件: personal data leak incident
- 個人情報流出を防ぐ: to prevent a personal data leak
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 情報漏洩: information leakage — broader, includes corporate secrets and not just personal data
- 個人情報保護: personal information protection — the preventive countermeasure