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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Recent Examples of cyberpunk Set in the year 2032, Bubblegum Crisis takes all the 80’s tropes surrounding cyberpunk and tries to do something different and interesting with them. Ollie Barder, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025 Zero Day War Most cyberpunk games offer players a chance to hack the planet. Rob Wieland, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025 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 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 See All Example Sentences for cyberpunk
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hacker
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  • How hackers exploit these routers Many recent infections stem from devices with remote administration exposed to the internet.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 26 May 2025
  • Perhaps most notable about the agencies’ accusations is that the hackers targeted 10,000 security cameras in countries bordering Ukraine, including at border crossings, military facilities, and train stations.
    Andy Greenberg, Wired News, 24 May 2025

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“Cyberpunk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cyberpunk. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.

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