diff --git a/client/src/Components/design-elements/StatusBox.tsx b/client/src/Components/design-elements/StatusBox.tsx
index 96a9d9fbf..895709b04 100644
--- a/client/src/Components/design-elements/StatusBox.tsx
+++ b/client/src/Components/design-elements/StatusBox.tsx
@@ -139,12 +139,12 @@ export const InitializingStatusBox = ({ n }: { n: number }) => {
 		/>
 	);
 };
-export const BreachedStatusBox = ({ n }: { n: number }) => {
+export const ExceededStatusBox = ({ n }: { n: number }) => {
 	const theme = useTheme();
 	const { t } = useTranslation();
 	return (
 		<StatusBox
-			label={t("pages.common.monitors.status.breached")}
+			label={t("pages.common.monitors.status.exceeded")}
 			n={n}
 			color={theme.palette.warning.main}
 		/>
diff --git a/client/src/Components/design-elements/StatusLabel.tsx b/client/src/Components/design-elements/StatusLabel.tsx
index d50058378..e9c92a490 100644
--- a/client/src/Components/design-elements/StatusLabel.tsx
+++ b/client/src/Components/design-elements/StatusLabel.tsx
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ export const StatusLabel = ({ status, sx }: { status: MonitorStatus; sx?: SxProp
 			return t("pages.common.monitors.status.up");
 		} else if (status === "down") {
 			return t("pages.common.monitors.status.down");
-		} else if (status === "breached") {
-			return t("pages.common.monitors.status.breached");
+		} else if (status === "exceeded") {
+			return t("pages.common.monitors.status.exceeded");
 		} else if (status === "maintenance") {
 			return t("pages.common.monitors.status.maintenance");
 		} else if (status === "paused") {
diff --git a/client/src/Components/monitors/HeaderMonitorsSummary.tsx b/client/src/Components/monitors/HeaderMonitorsSummary.tsx
index 1d130209d..07edc406a 100644
--- a/client/src/Components/monitors/HeaderMonitorsSummary.tsx
+++ b/client/src/Components/monitors/HeaderMonitorsSummary.tsx
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import {
 	DownStatusBox,
 	PausedStatusBox,
 	InitializingStatusBox,
-	BreachedStatusBox,
+	ExceededStatusBox,
 } from "@/Components/design-elements";
 import Stack from "@mui/material/Stack";
 
@@ -12,12 +12,12 @@ import { useTheme } from "@mui/material";
 
 interface MonitorsSummaryProps {
 	summary: MonitorsSummary | null;
-	showBreached?: boolean;
+	showExceeded?: boolean;
 }
 
 export const HeaderMonitorsSummary = ({
 	summary,
-	showBreached = false,
+	showExceeded = false,
 }: MonitorsSummaryProps) => {
 	const theme = useTheme();
 	return (
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ export const HeaderMonitorsSummary = ({
 		>
 			<UpStatusBox n={summary?.upMonitors || 0} />
 			<DownStatusBox n={summary?.downMonitors || 0} />
-			{showBreached && <BreachedStatusBox n={summary?.breachedMonitors || 0} />}
+			{showExceeded && <ExceededStatusBox n={summary?.exceededMonitors || 0} />}
 			<PausedStatusBox n={summary?.pausedMonitors || 0} />
 			<InitializingStatusBox n={summary?.initializingMonitors || 0} />
 		</Stack>
diff --git a/client/src/Pages/Infrastructure/Monitors/index.tsx b/client/src/Pages/Infrastructure/Monitors/index.tsx
index bdf477613..53c3f16e0 100644
--- a/client/src/Pages/Infrastructure/Monitors/index.tsx
+++ b/client/src/Pages/Infrastructure/Monitors/index.tsx
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ const InfrastructureMonitors = () => {
 			/>
 			<HeaderMonitorsSummary
 				summary={summary}
-				showBreached={true}
+				showExceeded={true}
 			/>
 			<Stack
 				direction={isSmall ? "column" : "row"}
diff --git a/client/src/Types/Monitor.ts b/client/src/Types/Monitor.ts
index 053b517d1..ac85bd420 100644
--- a/client/src/Types/Monitor.ts
+++ b/client/src/Types/Monitor.ts
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ export const MonitorStatuses = [
 	"paused",
 	"initializing",
 	"maintenance",
-	"breached",
+	"exceeded",
 ] as const;
 export type MonitorStatus = (typeof MonitorStatuses)[number];
 
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ export interface MonitorsSummary {
 	pausedMonitors: number;
 	initializingMonitors: number;
 	maintenanceMonitors: number;
-	breachedMonitors: number;
+	exceededMonitors: number;
 }
 
 export interface MonitorsWithChecksResponse {
diff --git a/client/src/Utils/MonitorUtils.ts b/client/src/Utils/MonitorUtils.ts
index d0ede67e1..51270c62e 100644
--- a/client/src/Utils/MonitorUtils.ts
+++ b/client/src/Utils/MonitorUtils.ts
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ export const getStatusPalette = (status: MonitorStatus): PaletteKey => {
 	if (status === "down") {
 		return "error";
 	}
-	if (status === "breached") {
+	if (status === "exceeded") {
 		return "error";
 	}
 	return "warning";
diff --git a/client/src/locales/en.json b/client/src/locales/en.json
index 4c4965aec..85357772e 100644
--- a/client/src/locales/en.json
+++ b/client/src/locales/en.json
@@ -401,7 +401,7 @@
 				},
 				"status": {
 					"down": "down",
-					"breached": "breached",
+					"exceeded": "threshold exceeded",
 					"initializing": "initializing",
 					"maintenance": "maintenance",
 					"paused": "paused",
diff --git a/server/src/db/migration/0005_renameBreachedToExceeded.ts b/server/src/db/migration/0005_renameBreachedToExceeded.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ea2f9d24e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/src/db/migration/0005_renameBreachedToExceeded.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+import { MonitorModel } from "../models/Monitor.js";
+import { logger } from "@/utils/logger.js";
+
+/**
+ * Rename monitor status "breached" to "exceeded" for clarity.
+ * The word "breached" was confusing users as it implied a security breach.
+ */
+export async function renameBreachedToExceeded(): Promise<void> {
+	const SERVICE_NAME = "Migration:RenameBreachedToExceeded";
+
+	try {
+		logger.info({ service: SERVICE_NAME, message: "Starting status rename: breached -> exceeded" });
+
+		const result = await MonitorModel.updateMany({ status: "breached" }, { $set: { status: "exceeded" } });
+
+		logger.info({
+			service: SERVICE_NAME,
+			message: `Updated ${result.modifiedCount} monitors from 'breached' to 'exceeded'`,
+		});
+	} catch (error) {
+		const errorMessage = error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error);
+		logger.error({ service: SERVICE_NAME, message: `Error renaming status: ${errorMessage}` });
+		throw error;
+	}
+}
diff --git a/server/src/db/migration/index.ts b/server/src/db/migration/index.ts
index 3b7b45ada..61bf358eb 100644
--- a/server/src/db/migration/index.ts
+++ b/server/src/db/migration/index.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { migrateStatusWindowThreshold } from "./0001_migrateStatusWindowThreshol
 import { convertChecksToTimeSeries } from "./0002_convertChecksToTimeSeries.js";
 import { cleanupDuplicateMonitorStats } from "./0003_cleanupDuplicateMonitorStats.js";
 import { fixInfrastructureThresholds } from "./0004_fixInfrastructureThresholds.js";
+import { renameBreachedToExceeded } from "./0005_renameBreachedToExceeded.js";
 import MigrationModel from "../models/Migration.js";
 
 type MigrationEntry = {
@@ -14,6 +15,7 @@ const migrations: MigrationEntry[] = [
 	{ name: "0002_convertChecksToTimeSeries", execute: convertChecksToTimeSeries },
 	{ name: "0003_cleanupDuplicateMonitorStats", execute: cleanupDuplicateMonitorStats },
 	{ name: "0004_fixInfrastructureThresholds", execute: fixInfrastructureThresholds },
+	{ name: "0005_renameBreachedToExceeded", execute: renameBreachedToExceeded },
 ];
 
 const runMigrations = async (logger?: { info: Function; error: Function }) => {
diff --git a/server/src/repositories/monitors/MongoMonitorsRepository.ts b/server/src/repositories/monitors/MongoMonitorsRepository.ts
index a3b40f459..a075d42b9 100644
--- a/server/src/repositories/monitors/MongoMonitorsRepository.ts
+++ b/server/src/repositories/monitors/MongoMonitorsRepository.ts
@@ -262,9 +262,9 @@ class MongoMonitorsRepository implements IMonitorsRepository {
 							$cond: [{ $eq: ["$status", "maintenance"] }, 1, 0],
 						},
 					},
-					breachedMonitors: {
+					exceededMonitors: {
 						$sum: {
-							$cond: [{ $eq: ["$status", "breached"] }, 1, 0],
+							$cond: [{ $eq: ["$status", "exceeded"] }, 1, 0],
 						},
 					},
 				},
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ class MongoMonitorsRepository implements IMonitorsRepository {
 				pausedMonitors: 0,
 				initializingMonitors: 0,
 				maintenanceMonitors: 0,
-				breachedMonitors: 0,
+				exceededMonitors: 0,
 			}
 		);
 	};
diff --git a/server/src/service/infrastructure/SuperSimpleQueue/SuperSimpleQueueHelper.ts b/server/src/service/infrastructure/SuperSimpleQueue/SuperSimpleQueueHelper.ts
index b6908127b..e5d746635 100644
--- a/server/src/service/infrastructure/SuperSimpleQueue/SuperSimpleQueueHelper.ts
+++ b/server/src/service/infrastructure/SuperSimpleQueue/SuperSimpleQueueHelper.ts
@@ -440,14 +440,14 @@ export class SuperSimpleQueueHelper implements ISuperSimpleQueueHelper {
 			decision.shouldSendNotification = true;
 			decision.incidentReason = "status_down";
 			decision.notificationReason = "status_change";
-		} else if (monitor.status === "breached") {
+		} else if (monitor.status === "exceeded") {
 			// Hardware monitor exceeded thresholds
 			decision.shouldCreateIncident = true;
 			decision.shouldSendNotification = true;
 			decision.incidentReason = "threshold_breach";
 			decision.notificationReason = "threshold_breach";
-		} else if (monitor.status === "up" && (prevStatus === "down" || prevStatus === "breached")) {
-			// Monitor recovered from down or breached state
+		} else if (monitor.status === "up" && (prevStatus === "down" || prevStatus === "exceeded")) {
+			// Monitor recovered from down or exceeded state
 			decision.shouldResolveIncident = true;
 			decision.shouldSendNotification = true;
 			decision.notificationReason = "status_change";
diff --git a/server/src/service/infrastructure/notificationMessageBuilder.ts b/server/src/service/infrastructure/notificationMessageBuilder.ts
index 3d16acf19..934163b2a 100644
--- a/server/src/service/infrastructure/notificationMessageBuilder.ts
+++ b/server/src/service/infrastructure/notificationMessageBuilder.ts
@@ -145,9 +145,9 @@ export class NotificationMessageBuilder implements INotificationMessageBuilder {
 	}
 
 	private buildThresholdBreachContent(monitor: Monitor, monitorStatusResponse: MonitorStatusResponse<HardwareStatusPayload>): NotificationContent {
-		const title = `Threshold Breach: ${monitor.name}`;
-		const summary = `Monitor "${monitor.name}" has breached one or more thresholds.`;
-		const details = [`URL: ${monitor.url}`, `Status: Breached`, `Type: ${monitor.type}`];
+		const title = `Threshold Exceeded: ${monitor.name}`;
+		const summary = `Monitor "${monitor.name}" has exceeded one or more thresholds.`;
+		const details = [`URL: ${monitor.url}`, `Status: Threshold exceeded`, `Type: ${monitor.type}`];
 
 		const thresholds = this.extractThresholdBreaches(monitor, monitorStatusResponse);
 
diff --git a/server/src/service/infrastructure/notificationProviders/email.ts b/server/src/service/infrastructure/notificationProviders/email.ts
index c14d59a85..338ceb619 100644
--- a/server/src/service/infrastructure/notificationProviders/email.ts
+++ b/server/src/service/infrastructure/notificationProviders/email.ts
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ export class EmailProvider implements INotificationProvider {
 			case "monitor_up":
 				return `Monitor ${message.monitor.name} is back up`;
 			case "threshold_breach":
-				return `Monitor ${message.monitor.name} threshold breached`;
+				return `Monitor ${message.monitor.name} threshold exceeded`;
 			case "threshold_resolved":
 				return `Monitor ${message.monitor.name} thresholds resolved`;
 			default:
diff --git a/server/src/service/infrastructure/statusService.ts b/server/src/service/infrastructure/statusService.ts
index badcf78ec..ef8c6125e 100755
--- a/server/src/service/infrastructure/statusService.ts
+++ b/server/src/service/infrastructure/statusService.ts
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ export class StatusService implements IStatusService {
 						temp: tempBreach,
 					};
 
-					// Update counters: decrement if breached, reset to 5 if not breached
+					// Update counters: decrement if exceeded, reset to 5 if not exceeded
 					if (cpuBreach) {
 						monitor.cpuAlertCounter = Math.max(0, monitor.cpuAlertCounter - 1);
 					} else {
@@ -321,23 +321,23 @@ export class StatusService implements IStatusService {
 					const anyCounterZero =
 						monitor.cpuAlertCounter === 0 || monitor.memoryAlertCounter === 0 || monitor.diskAlertCounter === 0 || monitor.tempAlertCounter === 0;
 
-					const anyThresholdBreached = cpuBreach || memoryBreach || diskBreach || tempBreach;
+					const anyThresholdExceeded = cpuBreach || memoryBreach || diskBreach || tempBreach;
 					const allThresholdsNormal = !cpuBreach && !memoryBreach && !diskBreach && !tempBreach;
 
-					// Update monitor status based on threshold breach state
+					// Update monitor status based on threshold exceeded state
 					if (newStatus !== "down") {
 						// Don't override "down" status - service unreachable takes precedence
 						// Check current monitor status, not newStatus for comparison
-						if (anyCounterZero && anyThresholdBreached && monitor.status !== "breached") {
-							// Initial breach: counter hit zero, change status to breached
-							newStatus = "breached";
+						if (anyCounterZero && anyThresholdExceeded && monitor.status !== "exceeded") {
+							// Threshold exceeded: counter hit zero, change status to exceeded
+							newStatus = "exceeded";
 							statusChanged = true;
-						} else if (anyCounterZero && anyThresholdBreached && monitor.status === "breached") {
-							// Already breached, keep status but don't mark as changed
-							newStatus = "breached";
+						} else if (anyCounterZero && anyThresholdExceeded && monitor.status === "exceeded") {
+							// Already exceeded, keep status but don't mark as changed
+							newStatus = "exceeded";
 							// statusChanged remains false
-						} else if (allThresholdsNormal && monitor.status === "breached") {
-							// All thresholds returned to normal, recover from breached state
+						} else if (allThresholdsNormal && monitor.status === "exceeded") {
+							// All thresholds returned to normal, recover from exceeded state
 							newStatus = "up";
 							statusChanged = true;
 						}
diff --git a/server/src/types/monitor.ts b/server/src/types/monitor.ts
index 89740162b..62a0d3aa6 100644
--- a/server/src/types/monitor.ts
+++ b/server/src/types/monitor.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ export type MonitorType = (typeof MonitorTypes)[number];
 export const GeoCheckSupportedTypes: readonly MonitorType[] = ["http", "ping"] as const;
 export const supportsGeoCheck = (type: MonitorType): boolean => GeoCheckSupportedTypes.includes(type);
 
-export const MonitorStatuses = ["up", "down", "paused", "initializing", "maintenance", "breached"] as const;
+export const MonitorStatuses = ["up", "down", "paused", "initializing", "maintenance", "exceeded"] as const;
 export type MonitorStatus = (typeof MonitorStatuses)[number];
 
 export type MonitorMatchMethod = "equal" | "include" | "regex" | "";
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ export interface MonitorsSummary {
 	pausedMonitors: number;
 	initializingMonitors: number;
 	maintenanceMonitors: number;
-	breachedMonitors: number;
+	exceededMonitors: number;
 }
 
 export interface MonitorsWithChecksByTeamIdResult {