> What’s the difference between a breach, a leak, and a spill? A breach is when security measures are bypassed and a leak is when information is given to someo

> What’s the difference between a breach, a leak, and a spill? A breach is when security measures are bypassed and a leak is when information is given to someone who should not have it (a spill is a leak). If he was using an insecure connection for sensitive communications, then the “breach” would be his decision to do that while accidentally including the wrong people in the chat and the “leak” would be Jeffrey Goldberg receiving the messages. (Just answering the question. They were correct in a very literal way but it seems a bit pedantic. The overall point is moot given what we know.)