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A former deputy city attorney claims in a court filing that the city attorney may have deleted important texts.

From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026

Past cases have shown that hackers often say they have deleted stolen data and been found to have kept it or sold it on.

From BBC • Oct. 1, 2025

Many of its staffers have deleted their public profiles, have wiped the internet of their professional backgrounds or were encouraged by leadership not to discuss their work with friends.

From Salon • Jun. 13, 2025

Even Mr Georgescu now appears to have deleted all the videos from his official TikTok account.

From BBC • Dec. 10, 2024

The problem is a systemic one today; there should have been manuals passed on, but system administrators have deleted them.

From Behind the News: Voices from Goa's Press by Various