In plain English
This means the account is no longer securely limited to its rightful holder. Someone else can get into it, use it, or take control because its security has been broken.
In context
Here, it indicates that the account may no longer be secure because someone other than the legitimate holder can access, use, or control it.
- Situation
- Responding to phishing, suspicious activity, fraud, and compromise alerts
- What it communicates
- states that the account may no longer be secure.
Meaning limits
The term by itself does not establish who breached the account or how much access or control they have.
Examples
“Moderators removed the compromised account after a stranger used it to post threats.”
“Odd requests were still arriving from a compromised account long after its owner logged off.”