defacement

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Recent Examples of defacement The tactics have transcended low-level website defacements and data theft too and now extend to more destructive attacks on systems such as energy grids, gas pipelines, and undersea cables. Brian Walsh, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2025 Tuesday’s alert is the latest in what’s been a string of hateful defacements this summer. Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for defacement
vandalism
Noun
  • Barron continues to have a conversation with her students about vandalism of school property and discipline within the classroom.
    Greta Cross, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Amid a rise in cases of theft and vandalism along Nigerian oil facilities, TotalEnergies was one of a number of oil majors to divest from some Nigerian oil assets over the past year, selling its stake in a field for $510 million to Shell in May.
    Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 3 Sep. 2025

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“Defacement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/defacement. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.

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