What does "unencrypted" mean?

Of something that has been decrypted successfully, or of something that should have been encrypted, but was not.

What is a synonym for "unencrypted"?

Common synonyms include: plaintext.

Unencrypted

adj

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Definitions

Adjective

1
Of something that has been decrypted successfully, or of something that should have been encrypted, but was not. not-comparable
"The hackers appeared to have used standard phishing and email attachments, some apparently directed at employees with high-level network access, to obtain unencrypted customer data that could complete a fullz."

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plaintext

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"The hackers appeared to have used standard phishing and email attachments, some apparently directed at employees with high-level network access, to obtain unencrypted customer data that could complete a fullz."

Etymology

From un- + encrypted.

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