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hacker

[hak-er] / ˈhæk ər /


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With a password in hand, a hacker wouldn’t be able to get in without this second code required for access.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

Genesis' character in Crookhaven, Whisper, is co-head of the school - a celebrated hacker who trains her students in acquiring unmatchable hacking skills.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 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

Well, that, and also because it was completely awesome, with an old-school teenage computer hacker as the protagonist.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline




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