account breach
Unauthorized access incident
An account breach is unauthorized access to a protected digital account—email, banking, social media, or other online services.
The breach may expose personal information, financial data, or private communications: I got an alert about an account breach and had to change all my passwords.
Often used interchangeably with "account compromise," though breach emphasizes the intrusion itself while compromise suggests ongoing vulnerability.
- hackShortcut or breach
- securityProtection from threat
- passwordAuthentication string
- password resetRestoring account access credentials
- stolenTaken unlawfully
compromised · data · leak · unauthorized · unauthorized access · intrusion · identity · identity theft · theft · phishing · credentials · security question · exposed · vulnerability · cyberattack · dark web · firewall · encrypted
- cyber threatsmalware, phishing, hacking, virus, ransomware
- information breachesdata leak, information leak, leak, classified leak, document leak
- privacy violationsinvasion of privacy, privacy invasion, eavesdropping, identity theft, doxxing
- security threatshacker, cyberattack, malware, cyber attack, hacking
- alertsalarm, alert, warning, notification, push notifications
account breachaccount security
Safeguards for user profiles
access control · two-factor authentication · password protection
account breachdata protection
Securing sensitive information
data integrity · data security · information security · data preservation · secure storage
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