What does "data breach" mean?

A successful cyberattack to obtain sensitive data.

Data breach

Q: What is a synonym for "data breach"?

Common synonyms include: breach notification event, confidential health data breach, confidentiality breach, data exposure, divulgence, dle.

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1
A successful cyberattack to obtain sensitive data.
"A Verizon report on data breaches found that nearly four-fifths of intrusions in 2012 were of “low difficulty,” meaning hackers found trespass remarkably easy."

Synonyms

All synonyms

breach notification event confidential health data breach confidentiality breach data exposure divulgence dle

Antonyms

All antonyms

compliant handling data confidentiality protected data integrity data protection

Example

More examples

"A Verizon report on data breaches found that nearly four-fifths of intrusions in 2012 were of “low difficulty,” meaning hackers found trespass remarkably easy."

Next best steps

Browse writing guides Explore topic clusters