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 Best Alien Audio Drama Alien 3 (2019) Before Alien 3 was ever turned into one of the most controversial films in the entire series, its producers asked cyberpunk author William Gibson to write a draft of the script.
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Daniel Dockery, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2025
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.
—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
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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Daniel Dockery, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2025
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.
—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
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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Organizations unintentionally create systemic weaknesses that adversaries, ranging from nation-states to hackers, are keen to exploit when privacy is neglected.—
Chuck Brooks,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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Unlike traditional sabotage, these hackers infiltrated networks to remain dormant and undetected, gaining the ability to disrupt the United States’ communications and power systems during a future crisis.—
Saman Zonouz,
The Conversation,
22 Jan. 2026
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“Cyberpunk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cyberpunk. Accessed 25 Jan. 2026.
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