10 February 2019 - stolen data

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Distinguish carefully. After a computer break-in, “there is no indication that data was stolen” means they don’t know. “There is no indication that stolen data was misused” means they don’t care.

clue:

The state of the evidence is generally poor, especially at first. Surely some organizations put out a “no indication” announcement before they have looked closely, and then shut up when they learn more.

give me a clue so sweet and true

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