Definition of «leak investigation»

A "leak investigation" refers to the process of trying to find out who is responsible for revealing or making unauthorized information public. It involves examining evidence and conducting inquiries to identify and address the source of leaked information.

Sentences with «leak investigation»

How do we know about this secret leak investigation? (businessinsider.com)
Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced the Justice Department was pursuing three times as many leak investigations as were open at the end of the previous administration — a significant devotion of law enforcement resources to hunt down the sources of unauthorized disclosures of information that have plagued the Trump administration. (nystateofpolitics.com)
The report comes at a time when the Obama administration is facing renewed scrutiny over leak investigations, a week after the Associated Press said that the Department of Justice had obtained more than two months of some of its reporters» phone records. (businessinsider.com)
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