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They didn't lose anyone's data. They just made accidental public backups. (Seriously though, the use of the same word to describe data loss and data theft is

They didn't lose anyone's data. They just made accidental public backups. (Seriously though, the use of the same word to describe data loss and data theft is problematic; depending on the nature of the data, one well typically be far more serious than the other.)

paulddraper 8y ago
released or leaked
- solarkraft 8y ago
  I like leaked more than the other suggestions, but it still sounds so ... not reckless. There needs to be way more judgement.
  - fragmede 8y ago
    How about "discharge"? Yes it's gross but that's the point.
  - maxander 8y ago
    “Leak” sounds small, too, so it gives a minimized impression of what happened. “Hemorrhage,” perhaps. :)
  - opportune 8y ago
    could call it "negligent public disclosure of personal information"
- drdeadringer 8y ago
  Why would they leak the data? That seems counter-intuitive to me.
  - criddell 8y ago
    Negligence, incompetence, and apathy.
craftyguy 8y ago
They lost control of it. Meaning, they no longer control access to it.
mr_toad 8y ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data_breach https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data_breach