as in hacker
a person who illegally gains access to a computer system and sometimes tampers with its information
the bank had to overhaul its online banking system after a cyberpunk broke into the accounts of thousands of customers
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Akira straddles multiple genres — cyberpunk, action, psychological thriller — but it’s got some of the most horrific sequences anime has ever seen.
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Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 28 Sep. 2024
The developer’s highs are undeniable (2017’s Observer delivered pitch-perfect cyberpunk shocks starring none other than tears-in-the-rain cyborg Rutger Hauer); its lows are arguably best left in the past (2021’s The Medium fumbled a story of intergenerational trauma).
—Lewis Gordon, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2024
With the third generation, released in 2019, the company clearly wanted a more avant-garde design language to evoke a cyberpunk aesthetic.
—Anshel Sag, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
What is Off the Grid? Off the Grid is a 150-player cyberpunk battle royale with a 60-hour narrative campaign weaved in.
—Issy Van Der Velde, Rolling Stone, 19 Oct. 2024
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Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 28 Sep. 2024
The developer’s highs are undeniable (2017’s Observer delivered pitch-perfect cyberpunk shocks starring none other than tears-in-the-rain cyborg Rutger Hauer); its lows are arguably best left in the past (2021’s The Medium fumbled a story of intergenerational trauma).
—Lewis Gordon, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2024
With the third generation, released in 2019, the company clearly wanted a more avant-garde design language to evoke a cyberpunk aesthetic.
—Anshel Sag, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
What is Off the Grid? Off the Grid is a 150-player cyberpunk battle royale with a 60-hour narrative campaign weaved in.
—Issy Van Der Velde, Rolling Stone, 19 Oct. 2024
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“Cyberpunk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cyberpunk. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.
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