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malicious

[muh-lish-uhs] / məˈlɪʃ əs /


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SEOUL—The largest cryptocurrency heist this year didn’t begin with malicious code, but with handshakes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

Meyers saw embedding a tiny AI model directly into malicious code infecting networks as a natural tactic to be explored by hackers.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

Malicious prosecution cases are similarly hard to bring because they require proof that a prosecutor had malicious intentions, not just a bad case.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026

Studying the data, engineers from the company realized that some of the malicious traffic was coming from an employee’s home address.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Heretofore all the campus gossip had seemed merely malicious and disrespectful; now I could see the advantage for Dr. Bledsoe.

From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison




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