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hacker

[hak-er] / ˈhæk ər /


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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

Earlier this year, Amazon discovered that a low-skilled hacker used commercially available AI to breach 600 firewalls.

From Los Angeles Times • 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

After the first few games, I soon discovered that Helmut was a mere hacker.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane