intercept
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In 2015, researchers demonstrated how a vulnerability in a Samsung smart fridge could allow them to intercept internet traffic.
From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026
It said that law enforcement officials were working to intercept any additional letters, but “it is possible that some letters may reach their destinations.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026
Abdulrahman Alfozan, a 35-year-old engineer, was arrested by the FBI and charged with using or attempting to use a device "to intercept oral communications".
From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026
The throttling would limit Ukraine’s ability to use its drones to intercept enemy drones.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
The guard sent to intercept the morning papers found Holmes sitting at his table reading the news as calmly as if reading about the weather.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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Even more promising, the researchers have already used this discovery to develop a molecular decoy that intercepts the toxin before it can damage colon cells.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 31, 2026
The site has been expanded to include a sophisticated signals intelligence facility, which has prompted France and the US to consider moving their own bases in Djibouti to avoid Chinese intercepts, according to Kurlantzick.
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
A top FBI official recently revealed that the bureau does have the authority to make such intercepts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2026
It now intercepts a vast proportion of drones and missiles – although Russia often fires them in such great numbers they overwhelmed air defences and many do get through.
From BBC ● May 25, 2026
That winter, her team saw some strange intercepts that followed no known pattern.
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
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Senegalese authorities said they had intercepted another boat, on Friday, carrying 142 migrants attempting to reach Spain.
From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2026
Senegalese authorities also said they had intercepted 142 migrants on Friday who were on a similar small boat aiming to reach Spain.
From Barron's ● Nov. 9, 2026
Moving on from the Wake Forest friends, he intercepted a couple from Down Under.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026
Safety Quentin Lake and cornerback Trent McDuffie intercepted passes to foil a Justin Herbert-led offense that went into the game as the NFL’s lowest-scoring outfit and did little to foster reason for optimism.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2026
The British intercepted the telegram and cracked it.
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
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Members of a Ukrainian drone unit that call themselves Peaky Blinders, named after the cult BBC TV series, have taken on the task of intercepting Russian drones.
From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2026
Saudi national Abdulrahman Alfozan pleaded not guilty to a federal charge of intercepting oral communications at OpenAI’s office.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026
Google’s AI summaries at the top of its search-result pages are intercepting online traffic and keeping more people from clicking through to the sites being mined by the AI for information.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 3, 2026
By intercepting the toxin, the decoys successfully protected the mice from BFT-induced damage.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 31, 2026
Anyone intercepting the text would assume it had something to do with breakfast, but it would actually be a reference to the judge from family court.
From "City Spies" by James Ponti
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