cyberpunks

plural of cyberpunk
as in hackers
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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hackers
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  • Other hackers have been capitalizing on the leaks too, even pretending to release a 113GB torrent of the game that turned out to be malware.
    Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Yet, security researchers say the methods hackers use to breach PLCs are not sophisticated.
    Ramy Inocencio, CBS News, 24 Aug. 2026
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“Cyberpunks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cyberpunks. Accessed 31 Aug. 2026.

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