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as in crackers
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 amateurs
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 hackers
Chinese hackers Volt Typhoon recently compromised a Massachusetts public power utility and remained undetected in the utility's network for 300 days.
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Leeza Garber, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
Stress-Test Your Systems Hire ethical hackers to stress-test your custody and trading systems.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
The Personal Data page also helps guard you against webcam spyware so hackers can peer into your private life.
—PC Magazine, 2 Sep. 2025
In Atlanta, hackers demanded $51,000 in Bitcoin, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported in 2018.
—Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 31 Aug. 2025
Privacy leaks don't always involve hackers.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 31 Aug. 2025
The hackers then used their control to push a new version of the credential manager that contained malware that ran in memory only, a design that makes detection much harder.
—Andrew Cunningham, ArsTechnica, 28 Aug. 2025
In April 2024, Russian hackers hijacked the Walt Disney BabyTV channel, which was broadcast across Europe via geostationary satellites of the French satcom provider Eutelsat.
—Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Leeza Garber, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
Stress-Test Your Systems Hire ethical hackers to stress-test your custody and trading systems.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
The Personal Data page also helps guard you against webcam spyware so hackers can peer into your private life.
—PC Magazine, 2 Sep. 2025
In Atlanta, hackers demanded $51,000 in Bitcoin, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported in 2018.
—Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 31 Aug. 2025
Privacy leaks don't always involve hackers.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 31 Aug. 2025
The hackers then used their control to push a new version of the credential manager that contained malware that ran in memory only, a design that makes detection much harder.
—Andrew Cunningham, ArsTechnica, 28 Aug. 2025
In April 2024, Russian hackers hijacked the Walt Disney BabyTV channel, which was broadcast across Europe via geostationary satellites of the French satcom provider Eutelsat.
—Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hackers
Noun
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Who balk at the big bucks these former amateurs are making.—
Mirjam Swanson,
Oc Register,
21 Aug. 2025
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Prior to the open era of tennis - a period beginning in 1968 when amateurs and pros were allowed to compete alongside one another for the first time - Norwegian-American player Molla Bjurstedt Mallory set a record as the oldest female winner in the singles division in 1926.—
Alana Wise,
NPR,
14 Aug. 2025
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Both Kardashian and Thompson are proud parents on social media, sharing posts to celebrate all of their kids' life milestones.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
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The jury saw extensive emails between Donna and Wendi that showed how Donna pushed Wendi to pursue relocation to South Florida at any cost, including offering her ex-husband $1 million and taunting him with the possibility of converting their kids from Judaism to Catholicism.—
Lauren del Valle,
CNN Money,
6 Sep. 2025
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Carolyn thought that freaks and geeks would be more appreciated and understood by fellow players after the triumph of another goofy fan favorite on Survivor 42.—
Dalton Ross,
EW.com,
18 Aug. 2025
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The fantastically versatile Billie Piper, who has charmed geeks in Doctor Who and goths in Penny Dreadful, makes an intriguing foil for cello phenom Wednesday as the school’s new head of music.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
6 Aug. 2025
Noun
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For beginners, Stanton and Linear recommend Zion, Yosemite, and Grand Teton.—
Essence,
Essence,
30 Aug. 2025
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Thanks to a generous promontory, setting top ropes for beginners here is simple.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
28 Aug. 2025
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“Hackers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hackers. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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