stolen

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The Metropolitan Police is calling on tech firms to make stolen phones harder to reuse and prevent criminals from profiting.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

The police force revealed on Thursday that it had started sharing data with Apple to build a "global picture" of what happens to stolen handsets, including whether they are being reconnected to a network.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

In June 2024, Russia's Litfond auction house listed in its catalogue a second edition of Pushkin's "The Prisoner of the Caucasus", a book corresponding to a copy stolen from the BnF.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

That means they aren’t being stolen by regime insiders anymore.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

The Soviets had stolen the secret of the fission bomb from the Americans.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin