compromised

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The extent of the data breach is still unclear, and city officials have said they are investigating to find out what was taken, who was responsible and how the city’s cybersecurity was compromised.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

"The mice lacking CSE were compromised at multiple levels, which correlated with symptoms that we see in Alzheimer's disease," says co-first author Sunil Jamuna Tripathi, a researcher in Paul's lab.

From Science Daily • Apr. 8, 2026

“There is a lot of uncertainty around the assurance that vessels could pass without being compromised or attacked, and we don’t see flows resuming anytime quickly before these reassurances are made,” Bakr added.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

More than 300 schools attended an EA webinar on Tuesday to advise them on what steps to take, but the EA said that there was no evidence that teachers' or students' data had been compromised.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

I had no idea where they’d found them, but they had, and now my sisters were trying to drive away in a compromised vehicle without a clue as to how to handle it.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall