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[hak-er] / ˈhæk ər /


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But she then said she had to enter what she called "zombie hacker mode" to prepare for the next day.

From BBC • May 27, 2026

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

The disruption at Instructure follows a breach disclosed last week in which a hacker group claimed it stole hundreds of millions of records tied to students and employees at roughly 9,000 schools in the U.S.,

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 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

As a student at PS 394, she’d become a skilled hacker despite only having access to some ancient PCs in the school’s computer lab.

From "City Spies" by James Ponti




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