blackmail
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And they’ll learn that their secret is not completely secure when blackmail notes begin to arrive — at which point the series becomes a mystery.
From Los Angeles Times
Which would get tiresome if she weren’t being blackmailed about William, the money and Neha’s perilous position with the police force.
The process is designed to make sure those being vetted are unlikely to abuse their access to secret material, or be subject to blackmail or bribery.
From BBC
The ramifications of the lost data could leave Americans susceptible to blackmail, coercion, social engineering or impersonation because the Social Security Administration has so much private and personal data, Borges said.
From MarketWatch
The ramifications of the lost data could leave Americans susceptible to blackmail, coercion, social engineering or impersonation because the Social Security Administration has so much private and personal data, Borges said.
From MarketWatch
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