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# Threat Event

# Threat Event {#ariaid-title1}

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* Updated March 12, 2026
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An event or situation that has the potential for causing undesirable consequences or impact.

A hacker attacking a website is a threat event. If the hackers manage to damage any website or steal information, that would be defined as a threat event.
* **[Define Threat Event](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/QtqE0oxXOxnBwJcF1_JByw)**   
  Define a threat event when an event that results in unauthorized access to and acquisition of nonpublic information or the disruption or misuse of any information system.