(じょうほうろうえい)

じょうほうろうえい
noun
information leak; data breach
businesstechnologylaw
1. information leak; data breach; disclosure of confidential information
The unauthorized release or leaking of confidential, personal, or classified information. A major concern in business, government, and cybersecurity.
情報漏洩(じょうほうろうえい)発覚(はっかく)した
An information leak was discovered.
To prevent customer information leaks, we strengthened the company's security framework.
The company suffered major losses from an information leak caused by an employee's carelessness.

Composed of 情報(じょうほう) (information) + 漏洩(ろうえい) (leaking, disclosure). A frequently used term in news and business. Common collocations: 情報漏洩(じょうほうろうえい)(ふせ) (to prevent an information leak), 情報漏洩(じょうほうろうえい)事件(じけん) (data breach incident), 情報漏洩(じょうほうろうえい)対策(たいさく) (data leak prevention measures). Japan's 個人情報保護法(こじんじょうほうほごほう) (Act on Protection of Personal Information) sets strict requirements for handling personal data. 漏洩(ろうえい) can also be read 漏泄(ろうせつ), though ろうえい is the standard reading.