Crimeware

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Software that performs or facilitates illegal activities. uncountable

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

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

Etymology

From crime + -ware.

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