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
Perhaps best known for his work on television, Lee starred as Dr. Alex Park in ABC’s medical drama The Good Doctor and was a lead in the Netflix cyberpunk thriller Altered Carbon.
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Denise Petski, Deadline, 10 Sep. 2025
The German brand’s latest electric creation features a distinct cyberpunk style similar to that of the Definiton CE concept that debuted in the fall of 2020, and eventually went into production.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 2 Sep. 2025
With a short base cut, tapered front locks, and slightly longer layers, the Trinity cut sits somewhere between a pixie cut and a bob, borrowing from the cyberpunk aesthetic of the films.
—Jeanne Ballion, Vogue, 26 Aug. 2025
At first glance, the game looks like an homage to Predator 2 with a cyberpunk twist, but things escalate quickly with a surprising tie-in to the previous year's Alien vs Predator movie.
—Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 4 Aug. 2025
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Denise Petski, Deadline, 10 Sep. 2025
The German brand’s latest electric creation features a distinct cyberpunk style similar to that of the Definiton CE concept that debuted in the fall of 2020, and eventually went into production.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 2 Sep. 2025
With a short base cut, tapered front locks, and slightly longer layers, the Trinity cut sits somewhere between a pixie cut and a bob, borrowing from the cyberpunk aesthetic of the films.
—Jeanne Ballion, Vogue, 26 Aug. 2025
At first glance, the game looks like an homage to Predator 2 with a cyberpunk twist, but things escalate quickly with a surprising tie-in to the previous year's Alien vs Predator movie.
—Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 4 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cyberpunk
hacker
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At the time, the FBI said the hackers responsible belonged to criminal group Darkside, believed to be based in Russia.—
Charlotte Reck,
CNN Money,
9 Nov. 2025
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Researchers say MaybeRobot's development has now stabilized, allowing the hackers to focus on refining NoRobot's stealth.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Cyberpunk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cyberpunk. Accessed 18 Nov. 2025.
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