spillage
- noun
- /ˈspɪlɪdʒ/
- Specialized
:
filtración de datos
- Investigators traced the accidental spillage to an insecure API that exposed user emails.
Examples
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The data spillage was reported immediately to the IT department.
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After the spillage, the company had to notify all affected clients.
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The compliance officer reported a spillage of customer records after the cloud backup error.
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Company policy requires immediate notification when any classified spillage is discovered.
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The data spillage resulted in sensitive customer information being exposed to the public.
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After the data spillage, the company had to notify all affected users about the breach.
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The investigation revealed that the spillage of confidential files had occurred due to careless handling.
Synonyms
176
4.1
Making secret or new information known to others
172
4.8
An act of making secret information public without permission
2
4.6
Private information becoming known to people who should not have it
1
4.6
An incident where private information is given to people who should not see it
1
3.7
Private information that someone shares with the public without permission
To tell people private or secret information
Antonyms
How Severe
- Specialized
96
5.8
- Specialized
11
6.5
- Specialized
176
4.1
172
4.8
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Spillage uses the same parts: spill 'to let something fall out' plus the ending -age that makes it an event or result. That's why in information security a spillage means private data has 'spilled out' by mistake to people who should not see it.