criminal attack

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"We're not denying this happened," Biderman told Krebs, describing the hack as a criminal attack.

From The Verge • Jul. 20, 2015

Moving medical records from paper to electronic form allows both patients and providers better access, but it has also made patient records susceptible to breaches, whether unintentionally or through a criminal attack.

From New York Times • Feb. 6, 2015

In this case that just didn't happen, and when the database was targeted – albeit in a determined criminal attack – the security measures in place were simply not good enough.

From The Guardian • Jan. 24, 2013

Riyadh described the killing of the diplomat as a "criminal attack" and said it would investigate alongside Pakistani authorities, the state news agency said.

From Reuters • May 16, 2011

He said, "We must address some of the issues that led to such a criminal attack."

From Time Magazine Archive