---
type: "term"
title: "Loss of Confidentiality (LoC)"
description: "A Data Risk Event outcome where an attacker gains unauthorized access to data."
resource: "tlctc:term:loss-of-confidentiality-loc"
tags:
  - "glossary"
---
# Loss of Confidentiality (LoC)

A Data Risk Event outcome where an attacker gains unauthorized access to data. From the attacker's perspective: "Data stolen". This describes what bad thing happens, not how it happens. Various threat clusters can lead to this outcome depending on the mechanism used (e.g., #2 via SQL injection, #5 via MitM eavesdropping).

> **Disambiguation:** In TLCTC, **LoC** always means Loss of Confidentiality — a *consequence*-side Data Risk Event. "Loss of Control" is a distinct concept: the Bow-Tie *central event*, always abbreviated **SRE** (System Risk Event), never "LoC". See **System Risk Event (SRE)**.
