"steal" is a misleading verb here. Even the content of the article agrees with me-- > tricking writers, editors, agents and anyone in their orbit into sharing

"steal" is a misleading verb here. Even the content of the article agrees with me-- > tricking writers, editors, agents and anyone in their orbit into sharing unpublished book manuscripts This is "copying without permission," "illegal access," or simply "phishing" which everybody in 2021 understands. The sexy but ambiguous "steal" doesn't make clear whether the author still had access to the manuscripts.