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crimeware

noun

Etymology

From crime + -ware.

  1. derived from crīmen
  2. derived from crime
  3. inherited from cryme
  4. formed as crimeware — “crime + -ware”

Definitions

  1. Software that performs or facilitates illegal activities.

    • Technical subterfuge schemes plant crimeware onto PCs to steal credentials […]

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for crimeware. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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