BREACH Attack

BREACH stands for ‘Browser Reconnaissance & Exfiltration via Adaptive Compression of Hypertext’. BREACH is a group of vulnerabilities of the same type, rather than a specific instance that impacts a particular piece of software. BREACH Attack detection is a security check that checks multiple criteria. BREACH Attack detection checks protected connections in which attackers can still view the victim’s encrypted traffic.

The BREACH Attack Security Check is enabled by default.

For further information, see Scan Policy Fields and Security Checks.

How to Disable the BREACH Attack Security Check in Acunetix 360

1. Log in to Acunetix 360.
2. From the main menu, click Policies, then New Scan Policy.

3. Click the Security Checks tab.

4. Deselect the BREACH Attack checkbox.

5. Click Save.