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as in cracker
a person who illegally gains access to a computer system and sometimes tampers with its information
the company's security experts spent days trying to figure out how a hacker could have gotten past the firewall
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as in amateur
a person who lacks experience and competence in an art or science
weekend golf hackers who are there mainly for the social networking
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Recent Examples of hacker
At stake in the struggle between Mr. Musk and the career civil servants is the security of data that is routinely targeted by hackers and scammers hoping to exploit Americans, former government officials and experts say.
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Andrew Duehren, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025
The price of bitcoin spiked by more than $1,000 after the bogus tweet by the hackers on Jan. 9, 2024.
—Dan Mangan, CNBC, 10 Feb. 2025
The organization did not disclose how the hackers gained access to the data or whether proper cybersecurity measures were in place at the time of the breach.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 8 Feb. 2025
The hackers also modified Dewji’s account settings so that other users could not respond to his new posts.
—John Hyatt, Forbes, 5 Feb. 2025
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Andrew Duehren, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025
The price of bitcoin spiked by more than $1,000 after the bogus tweet by the hackers on Jan. 9, 2024.
—Dan Mangan, CNBC, 10 Feb. 2025
The organization did not disclose how the hackers gained access to the data or whether proper cybersecurity measures were in place at the time of the breach.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 8 Feb. 2025
The hackers also modified Dewji’s account settings so that other users could not respond to his new posts.
—John Hyatt, Forbes, 5 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hacker
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The lone amateur in the field this week, Jackson Koivun, shot an impressive even par 72 at Bay Hill for the first round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational.—
Tommy Tuberville,
Newsweek,
7 Mar. 2025
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He’s fought Davis twice in the amateurs and lost decisions in both fights.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes,
1 Mar. 2025
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Available to stream on Prime Video and Tubi Prime Video Tubi Ghost in the Shell Year: 1995 Run Time: 83 minutes Director: Mamoru Oshii Mamoru Oshii’s adaptation of Masamune Shirow’s cyberpunk manga is a high point of ’90s animation, Japanese or otherwise.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
12 Mar. 2024
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Around two weeks ago, there seemed to be an explosion of interest in Off the Grid, a new battle royale set in a cyberpunk world that a number of top streamers were playing.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes,
16 Oct. 2024
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Julie Andrews as Maria Andrews starred as Maria, the precocious and inspirational governess who helps the von Trapp kids learn to embrace music and family — and later becomes their stepmother.—
Keith Langston,
People.com,
2 Mar. 2025
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Rocky Gap participates in the Maryland Park Service's Scales & Tales education program for kids.—
Trudy Haywood Saunders,
Travel + Leisure,
2 Mar. 2025
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This geek will make one bit of idle speculation here: That grassland planet that’s shown here?—
Christian Blauvelt,
IndieWire,
24 Feb. 2025
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The start of March is a great time for art lovers and science geeks in the Sacramento area.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacramento Bee,
24 Feb. 2025
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The gently rolling slopes of Elk Camp Meadows are perfect for beginners, with magic carpets for the little ones still figuring out their ski legs.—
Caroline Tell,
Forbes,
3 Mar. 2025
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Some of the easiest orchids for beginners are phalenopsis, paphiopedilum, epidendron, oncidium and cattleya.—
Dawn Pettinelli,
Hartford Courant,
1 Mar. 2025
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Through the first four months of 2024, Web3 projects had already lost over $401 million to various hacks and attacks.—
Dmitry Mishunin,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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Experts universally agree that AI security focuses on protecting models from external threats like hacks, data breaches and model poisoning.—
Sam Sabin,
Axios,
28 Feb. 2025
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Just kind of a handful or random observations with nothing that even the most novice player doesn't already know.—
Gene McCaffrey,
The Athletic,
26 Feb. 2025
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The fights, without a doubt, grabbed the attention of novice fans everywhere, but not everyone was a fan of it.—
Ryan Morik,
Fox News,
18 Feb. 2025
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“Hacker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hacker. Accessed 10 Mar. 2025.
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