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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
Updates often fix the exact kinds of flaws hackers use to spread attacks like SessionReaper.
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Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 2 Nov. 2025
This breakage can create new vectors and opportunities for hackers, who are already regrouping for more high-profile attacks, to exploit.
—Daniel Kendzior, Fortune, 31 Oct. 2025
OpenAI has unveiled Aardvark, autonomous AI agent that hunts for software vulnerabilities before hackers can exploit them.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2025
Developers now look for weak spots before hackers can find them, closing gaps with regular updates and smarter monitoring.
—Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025
Protecting one’s data is crucial at a time when hackers, data breaches, and other cybersecurity threats are more prevalent than ever.
—Jason Phillips, jsonline.com, 28 Oct. 2025
Many of the campaigns have been more classic—for example, earlier this year, a wave of fake GitHub pages appeared for LastPass, with hackers using SEO tactics on Google and Bing to boost the illegitimate pages.
—PC Magazine, 25 Oct. 2025
In 2023, hackers at the Black Hat security conference in Las Vegas presented research showing how to hack a Deckmate shuffler and use it to cheat.
—Rob Wile, NBC news, 24 Oct. 2025
Cybersecurity experts are fighting fire with fire, using AI to detect threats, patch vulnerabilities, and counter hackers in real time.
—Big Think, 24 Oct. 2025
Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 2 Nov. 2025
This breakage can create new vectors and opportunities for hackers, who are already regrouping for more high-profile attacks, to exploit.
—Daniel Kendzior, Fortune, 31 Oct. 2025
OpenAI has unveiled Aardvark, autonomous AI agent that hunts for software vulnerabilities before hackers can exploit them.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2025
Developers now look for weak spots before hackers can find them, closing gaps with regular updates and smarter monitoring.
—Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025
Protecting one’s data is crucial at a time when hackers, data breaches, and other cybersecurity threats are more prevalent than ever.
—Jason Phillips, jsonline.com, 28 Oct. 2025
Many of the campaigns have been more classic—for example, earlier this year, a wave of fake GitHub pages appeared for LastPass, with hackers using SEO tactics on Google and Bing to boost the illegitimate pages.
—PC Magazine, 25 Oct. 2025
In 2023, hackers at the Black Hat security conference in Las Vegas presented research showing how to hack a Deckmate shuffler and use it to cheat.
—Rob Wile, NBC news, 24 Oct. 2025
Cybersecurity experts are fighting fire with fire, using AI to detect threats, patch vulnerabilities, and counter hackers in real time.
—Big Think, 24 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hackers
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By their third term in Congress – about six years after first taking office – the gap in bipartisan behavior between amateurs and experienced legislators largely disappears.—
Jeff Harden,
The Conversation,
3 Nov. 2025
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But according to a new analysis by Climate Central, climate change is threatening the optimal conditions that help elite runners break world records and amateurs achieve their personal bests.—
Matthew Glasser,
ABC News,
27 Oct. 2025
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In 2020, health issues and a death left Harrison's mother unable to care for the kids, Kyla Rose and Emery.—
Victoria Moorwood,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
26 Oct. 2025
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The key to raising emotionally resilient kids is the ability to repair.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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In the 1990s, the internet boom created overnight fortunes along with unforeseen challenges for some tech geeks and impresarios who founded wildly successful dot-coms.—
Christina Binkley,
Robb Report,
11 Oct. 2025
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If Substack creators can make a living on affiliate links, why not music geeks?—
Jeff Ihaza,
Rolling Stone,
10 Oct. 2025
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Mountaineering expedition companies describe Mount Yalung Ri, located in eastern Nepal’s Rolwaling Valley, as a peak suitable for beginners with no previous experience or for those acclimatizing for higher summits of the Himalayas, which can tower above 8,000 meters.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
3 Nov. 2025
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It’s considered suitable for beginners with no previous experience climbing high mountains.—
Louis Casiano,
FOXNews.com,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Hackers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hackers. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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