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
The same cyberpunk aesthetic that has defined countless Asus ROG products over recent years returns, including the Anime Matrix RGB lighting across the monitor cabinet’s back.
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PC Magazine, 30 May 2025
Streaming on Crunchyroll Crunchyroll Also check out: Ghost in the Shell and its sequel film for more existentialism and cyberpunk sci-fi classics.
—Kambole Campbell, Vulture, 25 Apr. 2025
Shadowrun took two of the most popular genres at the time—fantasy and cyberpunk—and brought them together that allowed cyborgs to shoot machine guns at dragons.
—Rob Wieland, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
There are some great cyberpunk looks mixed in with the elves and dragons for fans of role playing games set in the modern day or galaxies far, far away.
—Rob Wieland, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
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PC Magazine, 30 May 2025
Streaming on Crunchyroll Crunchyroll Also check out: Ghost in the Shell and its sequel film for more existentialism and cyberpunk sci-fi classics.
—Kambole Campbell, Vulture, 25 Apr. 2025
Shadowrun took two of the most popular genres at the time—fantasy and cyberpunk—and brought them together that allowed cyborgs to shoot machine guns at dragons.
—Rob Wieland, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
There are some great cyberpunk looks mixed in with the elves and dragons for fans of role playing games set in the modern day or galaxies far, far away.
—Rob Wieland, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cyberpunk
hacker
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In this instance the warning comes not from the bank but from the real hacker, and moving your money to safety is the actual theft.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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Many city services have been disrupted as a result, but officials say the move was necessary to prevent hackers from doing more damage.—
Alex Derosier,
Twin Cities,
12 Aug. 2025
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“Cyberpunk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cyberpunk. Accessed 26 Aug. 2025.
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