hacker
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It is what’s known as a privilege escalation exploit, and if it were chained together with other attacks it could be used by a hacker to seize control of the computer.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026
Rhames, who has portrayed computer hacker Luther Stickell in all eight “Mission: Impossible” films, collapsed at his table while eating at a restaurant with his family on Wednesday, according to TMZ.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026
“Whether or not Mythos is a hacker superweapon really is immaterial to the conversation,” says Dave Lewis, global advisory chief information-security officer at the password-manager developer 1Password.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026
But so far in the war, that has been the only visible commercial attack claimed by an Iranian hacker group.
From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026
For years, every hacker and electronics whiz had dreamt of the day when a computer would come along that was small and inexpensive enough for an ordinary person to use and own.
From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell
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