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as in cracker
a person who illegally gains access to a computer system and sometimes tampers with its information
the company's security experts spent days trying to figure out how a hacker could have gotten past the firewall
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as in amateur
a person who lacks experience and competence in an art or science
weekend golf hackers who are there mainly for the social networking
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Recent Examples of hacker
But archives of sensitive information inherently make targets for hackers.
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Kevin Collier, NBC news, 5 May 2025
Azari hired hackers who targeted American climate activists, as well as government officials in Africa, members of a Mexican political party and critics of a German company called Wirecard, according to federal prosecutors.
—Michael Copley
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Russell Newlove, NPR, 30 Apr. 2025
Older, unsupported operating systems are more vulnerable to hacker attacks while the newest systems running the latest builds have the most recent protections against these incidents.
—Gene Marks, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2025
Reusing passwords is like handing hackers a master key.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 26 Apr. 2025
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Kevin Collier, NBC news, 5 May 2025
Azari hired hackers who targeted American climate activists, as well as government officials in Africa, members of a Mexican political party and critics of a German company called Wirecard, according to federal prosecutors.
—Michael Copley
,
Russell Newlove, NPR, 30 Apr. 2025
Older, unsupported operating systems are more vulnerable to hacker attacks while the newest systems running the latest builds have the most recent protections against these incidents.
—Gene Marks, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2025
Reusing passwords is like handing hackers a master key.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 26 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hacker
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Ortega is set to star as the ingenue pool hall amateur who learns the ways of lifelong pool hustler De Niro.—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
5 May 2025
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Just one tweak that would help any amateur arrangist out: Think different lengths.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
3 May 2025
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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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Set in the year 2032, Bubblegum Crisis takes all the 80’s tropes surrounding cyberpunk and tries to do something different and interesting with them.—
Ollie Barder,
Forbes,
15 Mar. 2025
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For Stowell, his wife and three kids, including his son who was younger than 10, entrance to Hollywood Studios cost $974.—
Julia Gomez,
USA Today,
14 May 2025
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When the Padres are playing, there’s a Wiffle ball diamond for kids, surrounded by giant bats and baseballs to climb, a slide, and hills to roll down.—
Bill Shaikin,
Los Angeles Times,
13 May 2025
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There’s a noticeable pride Morot takes in touring me around his geek’s paradise: a two-level office crammed with shelves of scowling latex heads, furry creatures and a pair of giant gators overlooking it all.—
Joshua Rothkopf,
Los Angeles Times,
14 May 2025
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There were kind of two tracks at the time: There was Das Keyboard, aimed toward the more professional programmers and the geeks, and then the gaming keyboards.—
Zackery Cuevas,
PC Magazine,
10 May 2025
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Take full advantage of the tax code and set yourself up for success with these five small-business tax tips for beginners.—
Vlad Rusz,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2025
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More than 30 coin dealers will have high quality coins for the beginner to advanced collectors.—
Joe Rassel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 May 2025
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Cooking it in apple cider or apple juice is such a smart hack.—
Karla Walsh,
Better Homes & Gardens,
10 May 2025
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The Karachi Port Trust quickly discredited the reports, attributing the posts to a hack of its official account.—
Amir Daftari,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 May 2025
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But former employees said the organization contributed hundreds of millions of dollars toward promoting novice teachers.—
Arthur Jones II,
ABC News,
6 May 2025
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Plus, its Smart Connect button and auto-protocol selection simplify the setup, even for VPN novices.—
StackCommerce Team,
PC Magazine,
5 May 2025
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“Hacker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hacker. Accessed 19 May. 2025.
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