bad actor

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Demand from other agencies to use Grok has been anemic, people familiar with the matter said, except in a few cases where people wanted to use it to mimic a bad actor for defensive testing.

From The Wall Street Journal

Your mother should store documents and passwords — including life-insurance policies, bank-account details, mortgage documents, etc. — in a safe place; that will make her finances and healthcare easier to manage and, as a bonus, prevent a “bad actor” from accessing them for nefarious purposes.

From MarketWatch

If a bad actor -- or even an electromagnetic storm -- disrupted enough satellites, GPS-based navigation would fail.

From Science Daily

It is important to store documents and passwords — life-insurance policies, bank-account details, mortgage documents, Social Security number, retirement accounts, will and trust documents, etc. — in a safe place beyond the reach of a bad actor.

From MarketWatch

You may be able to add an “alert” to your bank account, notifying the bank of any named person, aka bad actor, who should never and will never have access to your account.

From MarketWatch