A US bank used the unusual term "removed" in its data breach disclosure, rather than the more common terms like "stolen," "copied," or "accessed." The wording implies the bank may be suggesting the ransomware group actually deleted the data rather than retaining it — essentially trusting the criminals' promise to dispose of it. The article highlights how the language used in breach disclosures is often carefully chosen, ranging from vague to misleading, to downplay the true nature of what occurred.
