illegal access
Breaking in unlawfully
Illegal access is entry to a place, system, or information without authorization.
The term appears most often in computing contexts—gaining illegal access to a network, database, or account: He was charged with illegal access to government computers.
It also applies to physical spaces: illegal access to restricted areas.
- hackingInfiltrating protected digital systems
- brute forcePower over technique
- breachBreaking of agreement
- data breachUnauthorized access to protected information
- unauthorizedNot officially permitted
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- information breachesdata breach, data leak, confidentiality breach, privacy breach, security breach
illegal accessrestricted access
Entry limited to authorized individuals
lockout · exclusion · access control · security barrier · gatekeeping
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