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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One of the complaints, citing cybersecurity reports, alleges hackers may have stolen hundreds of gigabytes of data.—
Patrick Danner,
San Antonio Express-News,
23 Apr. 2026 -
Worse still, by hyping Mythos as an unusually powerful tool too dangerous for public release, Anthropic turned it into an obvious target, whether for malicious actors or hackers simply looking for a challenge.—
Robert Hart,
The Verge,
23 Apr. 2026
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“Cyberpunks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cyberpunks. Accessed 30 Apr. 2026.
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