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Tampering

nounid 4360·updated May 18, 2026
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An intentional event resulting in modification of a system, its intended behavior, or data.

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Classifications

Entity Type

Threat85%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

synonym
meddling
plural
Tamperings
possessive
Tampering's
pluralpossessive
Tamperings'

Framework definitions

NISTIR 7298: Glossary of Key Information Security Terms, Revision 21 senseview framework →
§1
An intentional event resulting in modification of a system, its intended behavior, or data.
CNSSI-4009 (Glossary of Information Assurance Terms)1 senseview framework →
§1
An intentional event resulting in modification of a system, its intended behavior, or data.
Wordset Dictionary1 senseview framework →
§1
the act of altering something secretly or improperly
Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →
§1 · legacy_primary
An intentional event resulting in modification of a system, its intended behavior, or data.
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