- past tense form of compromise.
- past participle of compromise.
compromised
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Binance said last week that early checks suggest the incident may have started with a compromised laptop that belonged to an engineer, allowing hackers to find a way to make unauthorised transactions.
From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026
When this protein is broken apart, the barrier becomes compromised, potentially allowing harmful substances and bacteria to interfere with the surrounding tissue.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 31, 2026
In the case of Binance, the investigation is pointing toward a "compromised" laptop of one of its engineers, in addition to "points of breach", the platform said on X.
From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026
Binance has said that the breach may have involved “a compromised DevOps engineer’s laptop” that allowed the attacker to “submit unauthorized withdrawal transactions.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
In order, however, that our superior position might not be compromised thereby, a money-box was kept on the kitchen mantel-shelf, into which it was publicly made known that all my earnings were dropped.
From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens
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