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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
However, despite its purpose, hackers have discovered several ways to bypass WDAC, exposing systems to malware, ransomware and other cyber threats.
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Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, FOXNews.com, 12 Apr. 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
As banks adopt new tools, hackers are simultaneously leveraging those same innovations to breach systems.
—Christer Holloman, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Crypto has long been a goldmine for hackers, offering fast, anonymous access to vast sums of money, often through a single line of faulty code.
—Nina Bambysheva, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
The news comes a month after Twitter was targeted by a group of pro-Palestinian hackers who managed to disable the site for several hours.
—Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
However, the bug report suggests the vulnerability was discovered and patched before hackers exploited it.
—Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 8 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
This is a standard precaution to prevent other hackers from exploiting the flaw, while some users are still unprotected.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, FOXNews.com, 1 Apr. 2025
Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, FOXNews.com, 12 Apr. 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
As banks adopt new tools, hackers are simultaneously leveraging those same innovations to breach systems.
—Christer Holloman, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Crypto has long been a goldmine for hackers, offering fast, anonymous access to vast sums of money, often through a single line of faulty code.
—Nina Bambysheva, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
The news comes a month after Twitter was targeted by a group of pro-Palestinian hackers who managed to disable the site for several hours.
—Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
However, the bug report suggests the vulnerability was discovered and patched before hackers exploited it.
—Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 8 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
This is a standard precaution to prevent other hackers from exploiting the flaw, while some users are still unprotected.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, FOXNews.com, 1 Apr. 2025
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“Hackers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hackers. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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