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Currently, most passwords, WhatsApp texts, financial transactions and other important messages are encrypted, which means they’re scrambled and can’t be read if the data is stolen or observed.
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Kif Leswing, CNBC, 27 June 2025
There are privacy implications, of course, but Google says all location data is anonymized and encrypted.
—ArsTechnica, 25 June 2025
Double and triple extortion strategies, which threaten to not only encrypt data but also leak sensitive information, are raising the stakes.
—Michelle Drolet, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
That means Chaos not only stole the data but also encrypted Optima’s systems, presumably demanding a ransom in exchange for access and non-disclosure.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 21 June 2025
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Kif Leswing, CNBC, 27 June 2025
There are privacy implications, of course, but Google says all location data is anonymized and encrypted.
—ArsTechnica, 25 June 2025
Double and triple extortion strategies, which threaten to not only encrypt data but also leak sensitive information, are raising the stakes.
—Michelle Drolet, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
That means Chaos not only stole the data but also encrypted Optima’s systems, presumably demanding a ransom in exchange for access and non-disclosure.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 21 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for encrypt
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Power is no longer drawn on maps—it’s encoded in algorithms, quantified in processing speeds and protected by cryptographic systems.—
Markus Pflitsch,
Forbes.com,
24 June 2025
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But the Harbin skull still contains enough of its original proteins to tell a different story: A few of them matched specific proteins from Denisovan bones and teeth, as encoded in Denisovan DNA.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
18 June 2025
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Hartman cited State of Washington and Washington, D.C., codes that give time limits for when a contract must be paid.—
Scott Wartman,
The Enquirer,
3 July 2025
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The audit dug deep into the exact details of how that coding error occurred.—
Sasha Hupka,
AZCentral.com,
3 July 2025
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“Encrypt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/encrypt. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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