leaked secrets
Breached classified information
Leaked secrets are confidential information that has been disclosed without authorization, typically to journalists, the public, or foreign entities.
The phrase implies both the sensitive nature of the material and the illicit manner of its release: The leaked secrets revealed the extent of government surveillance programs.
Leaked secrets may involve classified documents, corporate proprietary data, or personal communications never meant for public view.
- classifiedRestricted from disclosure
- classified informationSensitive, access-restricted material
- confidentialMeant to stay secret
- whistleblowerInsider who reports misconduct
- deep throatComplete oral insertion
exposed · smoking gun · documents · intelligence · espionage · informant · dead drop · breach · disclosure · scandal · national security · need to know · mole · insider threat · betrayal · cover-up · redacted · source
- betrayalsbackstabbing, cheating, disloyalty, double-crossing, infidelity
- breach of confidencebetrayal, disclosure, confidentiality breach, trust breach, blabbing
- dangerous secretsforbidden knowledge, sealed records
- soap opera plotsbetrayal, jealousy, love triangle, scandal, revenge plot