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[hak-er] / ˈhæk ər /


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Since it landed, the 57-episode vertical series, which follows two couples as they face off against a threatening online hacker in drama-fueled one-minute clips, has amassed more than 150 million views.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

An ethical hacker who just won major prizes at a prestigious international competition says her days of competing could be numbered due to the rise of AI tools like Claude Mythos.

From BBC • May 27, 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

In 2023 an 18-year-old British hacker called Arion Kurtaj was given an indefinite hospital order after hacking into the company and stealing data, source code and video clips of the unfinished GTA 6 game.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

The third, and most crucial, was to conceal any hint that she was a hacker too.

From "City Spies" by James Ponti




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