"BREACH" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: Short for browser reconnaissance and exfiltration via adaptive compression of hypertext, chosen to spell the word breach. Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} BREACH
  1. (computing) A particular security exploit against HTTPS when using HTTP compression, based on the CRIME exploit. Wikipedia link: BREACH (security exploit) Categories (topical): Computing

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