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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
Even if hackers get your password from a phishing attack, MFA adds an extra lock to your accounts.
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Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2025
North Korean hackers have stolen over $2 billion in cryptocurrency this year and are targeting ransomware and other financial scams against individuals more frequently than in previous years.
—PC Magazine, 10 Oct. 2025
With access to face photos, birth dates, addresses, and other information belonging to potentially millions of people, hackers stand to benefit the most from the move to require photo IDs as a condition for using a site.
—ArsTechnica, 9 Oct. 2025
Then there’s making sure that the robot’s memory, which includes all the most intimate details of your home life, is safe from hackers.
—Billy Perrigo, Time, 9 Oct. 2025
Cyber-attacks can come from lone hackers all the way up to national governments and their intelligence services.
—Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
Last week, it was reported that the information of the thousands of children from Kido was stolen by cyber hackers.
—Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2025
In 2020, the attack involving SolarWinds saw hackers lace a software update with malware, hitting 18,000 organizations.
—Camellia Chan, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 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
Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2025
North Korean hackers have stolen over $2 billion in cryptocurrency this year and are targeting ransomware and other financial scams against individuals more frequently than in previous years.
—PC Magazine, 10 Oct. 2025
With access to face photos, birth dates, addresses, and other information belonging to potentially millions of people, hackers stand to benefit the most from the move to require photo IDs as a condition for using a site.
—ArsTechnica, 9 Oct. 2025
Then there’s making sure that the robot’s memory, which includes all the most intimate details of your home life, is safe from hackers.
—Billy Perrigo, Time, 9 Oct. 2025
Cyber-attacks can come from lone hackers all the way up to national governments and their intelligence services.
—Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
Last week, it was reported that the information of the thousands of children from Kido was stolen by cyber hackers.
—Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2025
In 2020, the attack involving SolarWinds saw hackers lace a software update with malware, hitting 18,000 organizations.
—Camellia Chan, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 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
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The Padres’ first move of the offseason will flesh out the club’s current crop of international amateurs.—
Jeff Sanders,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 Oct. 2025
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Composite sticks, made of carbon fiber and other lightweight advanced materials, are now far more popular and preferred by both amateurs and professionals.—
Joseph Hostetler,
Fortune,
7 Oct. 2025
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As my generation continues to age, many of our kids will eventually be monitoring us.—
Don Riddell,
CNN Money,
18 Oct. 2025
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To bring structure to their busy home, one Tennessee couple created a set of rules and expectations for their kids to follow.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
18 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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Monstera is an easy plant to care for and is great for beginners.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
12 Oct. 2025
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Those who've purchased it also express its excellence for beginners, with a few saying that the tripod could be more stable.—
Chris McMullen,
Space.com,
8 Oct. 2025
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“Hackers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hackers. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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