datafraud
nounUK /ˈdeɪtəfrɔːd/
US /ˈdeɪtəfrɔːd/
The act of using false information to trick people or systems.
The company was fined for datafraud after it faked its sales records.
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2. The manipulation of digital records to gain an unfair advantage.
Investigators uncovered datafraud in the election database.
3. A scheme in which stolen personal data is used to commit financial crimes.
The gang was arrested for datafraud involving thousands of credit card numbers.
4. The deliberate alteration of research data to support false conclusions.
The journal retracted the paper after discovering datafraud by the authors.