Even more incentive to bury it.
Faced with the choice between admitting a breach and facing large fines, or covering it up, what do you think most companies will do - and have their lawyers advising them to do?
Unless there's something like a x10 multiplier for getting caught after covering up, it's in the company's economic interest to do so. They've already broken the law, so another breach is neither here or there.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
