Encryption Failure in Portable Device Storage: Technical-Operational Analysis of the Veterans Affairs Data Breach

Pedro A. R. S. Costa, Antonio Goncalves, Mario Monteiro Marques

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DOI: 10.3390/jcp6040120
Published: 07
Container: Journal of Cybersecurity and Privacy
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@article{allodium:10.3390/jcp6040120,
  title = {Encryption Failure in Portable Device Storage: Technical-Operational Analysis of the Veterans Affairs Data Breach},
  author = {Pedro A. R. S. Costa and Antonio Goncalves and Mario Monteiro Marques},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Journal of Cybersecurity and Privacy},
  doi = {10.3390/jcp6040120},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.3390/jcp6040120}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Encryption Failure in Portable Device Storage: Technical-Operational Analysis of the Veterans Affairs Data Breach
AU  - Pedro A. R. S. Costa
AU  - Antonio Goncalves
AU  - Mario Monteiro Marques
PY  - 2026
JO  - Journal of Cybersecurity and Privacy
DO  - 10.3390/jcp6040120
UR  - https://doi.org/10.3390/jcp6040120
ER  -

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Costa, P. A. R. S., Goncalves, A., & Marques, M. M. (2026). Encryption Failure in Portable Device Storage: Technical-Operational Analysis of the Veterans Affairs Data Breach. Journal of Cybersecurity and Privacy. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcp6040120

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