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attacker

NOUN
aggressor
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The PHP Foundation, the non-profit which maintains the programming language, warned this meant that, under the right conditions, an unauthenticated attacker would be able to remotely execute code on servers running PHP.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

That would allow an attacker to steal information or launch a cyberattack on anyone visiting a hacked website, the Journal’s Robert McMillan writes in an exclusive.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

Now, with AI, an attacker can design a worm that tailors the attack strategy to that device's specifics and these vulnerabilities can be different.

From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026

The forward line did not click against Leeds and, with Havertz looking like he lacked match sharpness, thoughts turned towards whether Arsenal missing out on an elite attacker in the summer would haunt them.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

To assault any of the three towers, an attacker must expose his back to arrows from the other two, whilst climbing damp stone walls festooned with streamers of slimy white ghostskin.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin


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