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title: Threat Event
description: An event or situation that has the potential for causing undesirable consequences or impact.
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product: Threat Intelligence Security Center
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last_updated: "2026-03-12"
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# Threat Event

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://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/security-management/threat-intelligence-security-center/define-threat-event.md)**  
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.

**Parent Topic:**[Threat Entities](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/security-management/threat-intelligence-security-center/tisc-threat-entities.md)