"data breach" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: data breaches [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} data breach (plural data breaches)
  1. (computer security) A successful cyberattack to obtain sensitive data. Categories (topical): Computer security
    Sense id: en-data_breach-en-noun-V0pFn4sJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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