| Category | Variable | Description |
| Company | Date made public | Date the company went public |
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| Organization | The name of the organization |
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| City | The city in which the organization is located |
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| State | The state in which the organization is located |
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| Organization type | The type of organization with the data breach: BSF (Business -Financial and Insurance Service), BSO (Business-Other), BSR (Business-Retail/Merchant-Including Online Retail), EDU (Educational Institution), GOV (Government & Military), MED (Healthcare, Medical Providers & Insurance Services), NGO (Nonprofits), UNKN (Unknown) |
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| Latitude | Latitude (location) of the company with the breach |
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| Longitude | Longitude (location) of the company with the breach |
| Data breach | Type of Breach | The type of data breach: CARD (Payment Card Fraud), HACK (Hacking or Malware), INSD (Insider), PHYS (Physical Loss), PORT (Portable Device), STAT (Stationary Device), DISC (Unintended Disclosure), UNKN (Unknown |
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| Total records | Total number of data breaches recorded for the organization for the year in which the breach occurred |
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| Description of incident | Details of the breach incident |
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| Information Source | Details of the source reporting the breach |
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| Source URL | URL of the source reporting the breach |
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| Year of Breach | Year in which the breach occurred |