crime
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“The strategic advantage of cyber warfare lies in its stealth and ambiguity. Because it blurs the line between war and crime, attribution becomes difficult, enabling perpetrators to operate with minimal consequences.”
From Salon ● Oct. 15, 2026
The woman was heard speaking in a police interview recorded in 2023, when reporting the alleged crime.
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026
Join police on the hunt for high-tech thieves behind a wave of UK car crime.
From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026
"Waving the Tricolour at Jantar Mantar in a peaceful protest is not a crime," Gandhi said in a post on social media.
From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026
It was a Nation crime to leave even a few crumbs behind.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
Digital sleuths have for years misidentified accused perpetrators of high-profile shootings and other crimes, exposing them to abuse.
From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026
Regulators found it had insufficient systems to monitor and report possible financial crimes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
Reports in Turkish media said financial crimes police were searching the building and 17 arrest warrants had been issued in the raid linked to the channel's owner.
From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026
The nation’s second-largest bank must regain credibility with investors after paying a massive fine for not complying with laws meant to prevent financial crimes.
From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026
To emphasize the fact that suffragists were to be regarded as common criminals, the wardens at the two facilities put them in the same cells with women who had been convicted of committing serious crimes.
From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler
