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as in manipulated
to deal with (something) usually skillfully or efficiently
I doubt that she can hack a job with so many responsibilities
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as in handled
to put up with (something painful or difficult)
she's not sure she can hack that miserable job much longer
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Recent Examples of hacked
Beginning as far back as 2019, network management platform SolarWinds was hacked by Russian actors who inserted malicious code into an update, compromising networks of what was thought to be thousands of customers, including local, state and federal governments.
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Megan Poinski, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
Corporate Cybersecurity Beginning as far back as 2019, network management platform SolarWinds was hacked by Russian actors who inserted malicious code into an update, compromising networks of thousands of customers, as well as local, state and federal governments.
—Megan Poinski, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
Account holders often have weak passwords that can easily be hacked, despite communications from their primary financial institution about identity theft and fraud.
—Stephen Bohanon, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
Sculptures could be hacked to death.
—James L. Fitzsimmons, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2024
Microsoft emails have been in the news recently as they were being hacked by a man accused of a hack-and-trade fraud, but this is an entirely different kettle of malicious phish.
—Davey Winder, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
The organization also called on social media companies and email vendors to dedicate more staff to help people regain access to their accounts after they've been hacked.
—Sam Sabin, Axios, 1 Oct. 2024
Cook is part of an election conspiracy movement that's been growing since 2020 and claims that voting machines can be hacked and manipulated —meaning the only voting system to be trusted is an old-fashioned hand count.
—Major Garrett, CBS News, 1 Oct. 2024
Megan Poinski, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
Corporate Cybersecurity Beginning as far back as 2019, network management platform SolarWinds was hacked by Russian actors who inserted malicious code into an update, compromising networks of thousands of customers, as well as local, state and federal governments.
—Megan Poinski, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
Account holders often have weak passwords that can easily be hacked, despite communications from their primary financial institution about identity theft and fraud.
—Stephen Bohanon, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
Sculptures could be hacked to death.
—James L. Fitzsimmons, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2024
Microsoft emails have been in the news recently as they were being hacked by a man accused of a hack-and-trade fraud, but this is an entirely different kettle of malicious phish.
—Davey Winder, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
The organization also called on social media companies and email vendors to dedicate more staff to help people regain access to their accounts after they've been hacked.
—Sam Sabin, Axios, 1 Oct. 2024
Cook is part of an election conspiracy movement that's been growing since 2020 and claims that voting machines can be hacked and manipulated —meaning the only voting system to be trusted is an old-fashioned hand count.
—Major Garrett, CBS News, 1 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hacked
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In that case, too, the final agreement wasn’t over whether their work could ever be manipulated by AI—special effects have existed in movies for a long time, after all—but whether the creator has an informed say in it.Jenn Brice, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2024
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Are the questions and indicators that prompted a computer system creative, or is something creative when only human hands and eyes have directly manipulated it?Megan Poinski, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
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Cousins managed his 30th career game-winning drive in the fourth quarter or overtime to rank fifth among active quartebacks.Terence Moore, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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Conclusion The journey to finding and partnering with the right Salesforce managed services provider requires thoughtful preparation.Vamsi Gosu, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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Comments on that plan are being accepted through Friday.Imani Cruzen, Twin Cities, 15 Nov. 2024
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Owens is alleged to have accepted $125,000 in cash from one of the agents on the yacht, according to the indictment.Bracey Harris, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
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Blair House endured its last major revamp in the 1980s, when Mario Buatta and Mark Hampton paired up to refresh the house.Kathryn O'Shea-Evans, Architectural Digest, 4 Oct. 2024
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On August 26, Ukraine endured the largest and most devastating aerial attack to date.Katya Soldak, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
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Some questions critics of the system hoped to answer, such as whether the system itself is helping or harming student learning or is biased against more disadvantaged students, were not addressed.Yesenia Robles, The Denver Post, 14 Nov. 2024
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But even then, the extra enforcers haven’t addressed the underlying problem.Max Blau, ProPublica, 14 Nov. 2024
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The solution doesn’t lie in asking autistic individuals to fit into a neurotypical mold, but in creating spaces where diversity is not just tolerated, but genuinely embraced.Mark Travers, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
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Unlike the latter, though, kojic acid is well-tolerated by most skin types and can be used on all skin tones.Devon Abelman, Allure, 3 Oct. 2024
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Herbert said Bates was treated at an area hospital for scalp injuries, released the same day and taken to jail.Jason Green, The Mercury News, 17 Nov. 2024
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The fight was originally scheduled for July 20 but had to be postponed when Tyson was treated for a stomach ulcer after falling ill on a flight.Schuyler Dixon, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
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The deal was negotiated between Frank Jaffe from Altered Innocence and Quentin Bohanna from mk2 Films.Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 3 Oct. 2024
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Harris has also promised to sign the tough border bill, negotiated with Republicans this year, that would add 1,500 border agents and 10,000 detention beds, and double the number of deportation flights.Noah Bierman, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
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