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hacker

[hak-er] / ˈhæk ər /


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It’s genuinely scary how fast this hacker finds her apartment.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

Stolen databases are often traded or shared in hacker communities and forums.

From BBC • Mar. 5, 2026

And on Wednesday, cybersecurity firm Gambit Security revealed that roughly 150 gigabytes of data were stolen from 10 Mexican government bodies and a single financial institution by a hacker using Claude and OpenAI’s ChatGPT.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 28, 2026

He was the host of Hack Me if You Can, a three-part podcast profile of the Russian hacker Dmitry Smilyanets, produced by the Journal.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026

Nobody suspects you for a hacker when you can’t figure out how to send a text from your eight-year-old Nokia.

From "Burning Blue" by Paul Griffin




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