insider leak
Unauthorized internal revelation
An insider leak is the unauthorized disclosure of confidential information by someone within an organization—an employee, official, or other person with access to secrets.
The term emphasizes both the source (someone on the inside) and the nature of the release (uncontrolled, often to media or the public): The investigation traced the insider leak to a disgruntled staffer.
Insider leaks may expose wrongdoing or simply embarrass institutions.
- whistleblowerInsider who reports misconduct
- deep throatComplete oral insertion
- classifiedRestricted from disclosure
- classified informationSensitive, access-restricted material
- confidentialMeant to stay secret
source · anonymous source · anonymous · tip · off the record · mole · blown cover · exposure · scandal · documents · paper trail · secret · breach · informant · intelligence community · journalist · revelation · smoking gun
- information breachesdata breach, confidentiality breach, privacy breach, security breach, database breach
- breach of confidencebetrayal, disclosure, confidentiality breach, trust breach, blabbing
insider leakpublic record
Officially accessible government information
court record · press coverage · official documentation · court filing · common knowledge
insider leakcover-up
Hiding wrongdoing from public
concealment · stonewalling · nondisclosure · secrecy · withholding
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