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Members of the group included database hackers, organizers, target identifiers, callers and residential burglars who targeted hardware virtual currency wallets, which store cryptocurrency, prosecutors said.
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Andrea Klick, Oc Register, 27 Apr. 2026
The analogy floating around is a burglar who can walk into any building, find every hidden weakness, unlock every door, and empty every safe.
—The Ai Insider, Interesting Engineering, 27 Apr. 2026
The burglars fled northwest on Lincoln Avenue in a black sedan, police said.
—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 27 Apr. 2026
The latest incidents unfolded Wednesday night in the San Fernando Valley, where burglars hit homes in Studio City and Toluca Lake and targeted a commercial property in a separate theft that led to a police chase.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 25 Apr. 2026
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Andrea Klick, Oc Register, 27 Apr. 2026
The analogy floating around is a burglar who can walk into any building, find every hidden weakness, unlock every door, and empty every safe.
—The Ai Insider, Interesting Engineering, 27 Apr. 2026
The burglars fled northwest on Lincoln Avenue in a black sedan, police said.
—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 27 Apr. 2026
The latest incidents unfolded Wednesday night in the San Fernando Valley, where burglars hit homes in Studio City and Toluca Lake and targeted a commercial property in a separate theft that led to a police chase.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 25 Apr. 2026
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“Burglar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/burglar. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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burglar
noun
bur·glar
ˈbər-glər 
: a person who commits burglary
Legal Definition
burglar
noun
bur·glar
ˈbər-glər
: a person who commits a burglary
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