Whenever stuff like this happens I see people saying there should be legal consequences for leaking data.
By that logic should there be legal consequences for a company if someone breaks into their office and steals paper records?
By that logic should there be legal consequences for a company if someone breaks into their office and steals paper records?
That computers are involved should not remove negligence as a possibility to recover damages.
I think when people talk about consequences, they’re not regarding these companies as victims of crimes, rather as negligent actors.
Comparing cloud storage and paper records is worse than comparing apples to oranges; it's comparing apples to celery. Sure they're both edible but they are vastly different organisms.
And yes, there can be legal consequences for a company if someone breaks into their office and steals paper records.