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The decision to discontinue Google+ came not just as a result of its lack of traction but also due to a security breach that had gone undisclosed for about six months. Initially identified as far back as 2015, the breach became known to Alphabet's executives only recently. The timing coincided with a heightened focus on data security following incidents like the Cambridge Analytica scandal. Hill pointed out that the cover-up of this breach is what has exacerbated the situation, drawing public ire for not being transparent.