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as in cracker
a person who illegally gains access to a computer system and sometimes tampers with its information
the company's security experts spent days trying to figure out how a hacker could have gotten past the firewall
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as in amateur
a person who lacks experience and competence in an art or science
weekend golf hackers who are there mainly for the social networking
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Iranian hackers were able to use social engineering tricks against Republican and Democratic campaigns.
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Brian Bennett, TIME, 4 Nov. 2024
With these standards, companies must implement safeguards against phishing, data exfiltration, and other methods hackers commonly use.
—Emil Sayegh, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
In the video of the hacker drinking whiskey, at one point his laptop shows a page on TikTok.
—Joseph Cox, WIRED, 4 Nov. 2024
Privacy concerns: There are two prominent questions that come with using Google Photos: will my private memories be safe from hackers and what is Google doing with my data?
—Ken Colburn, The Arizona Republic, 20 Oct. 2024
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Brian Bennett, TIME, 4 Nov. 2024
With these standards, companies must implement safeguards against phishing, data exfiltration, and other methods hackers commonly use.
—Emil Sayegh, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
In the video of the hacker drinking whiskey, at one point his laptop shows a page on TikTok.
—Joseph Cox, WIRED, 4 Nov. 2024
Privacy concerns: There are two prominent questions that come with using Google Photos: will my private memories be safe from hackers and what is Google doing with my data?
—Ken Colburn, The Arizona Republic, 20 Oct. 2024
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Signed as an international amateur out of Venezuela by the New York Yankees in 2015, Chaparro was promoted to Triple-A for the first time in 2023.Newsweek, Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2024
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Reuss drove the 2025 Corvette ZR1 to a record to validate the vehicle's extreme performance and demonstrate that even a non-professional could drive it at that speed (truth be told, Mark knows his way around a racing circuit better than any amateur).Michael Harley, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
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Akira straddles multiple genres — cyberpunk, action, psychological thriller — but it’s got some of the most horrific sequences anime has ever seen.Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 28 Sep. 2024
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The developer’s highs are undeniable (2017’s Observer delivered pitch-perfect cyberpunk shocks starring none other than tears-in-the-rain cyborg Rutger Hauer); its lows are arguably best left in the past (2021’s The Medium fumbled a story of intergenerational trauma).Lewis Gordon, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2024
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Roblox is adding some new restrictions to its game platform for minors under 13. Roblox will not let kids under the age of 13 play, search for, or discover unrated experiences as of Dec. 3.Jibin Joseph, PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024
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The kids were asked to bring items that had to do with Ireland.Jeanne Phillips, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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His new visual guide to the Marvel Universe is packed with colorful infographics and trivia designed for both hardcore comics geeks and casual fans alike.EW Staff, EW.com, 27 Sep. 2024
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Louie’s patients include a doctor, a rabbi, a tech geek and a drug dealer, and all of them are recurring characters in the series.Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2024
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GameMaker, a more polished experience for beginners and a smoother entry to console publishing, remains our Editors' Choice winner for consumer-level game development software.PCMAG, PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024
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Walking is a great workout—especially for beginners.Amy Kwan, Verywell Health, 29 Oct. 2024
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What election narratives are foreign actors pushing? Expect false tales of voters tampering with mail-in ballots, non-citizens casting ballots and hacks of election infrastructure in social media posts.Sam Sabin, Axios, 5 Nov. 2024
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And, blockchain technology provides a robust security framework, reducing the risk of hacks and data breaches.Gary Weinstein, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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Under Macron’s presidency, which began in 2017 after his surprise victory as a 39-year-old political novice, France has sought to reclaim its place as a global center of culture.Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 9 Oct. 2024
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The appeal of visiting them will be obvious to serious ornithologists, but even novice bird-watchers or anyone who simply loves spending time in the great outdoors will appreciate these bird hot spots.David Escribano, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2024
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“Hacker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hacker. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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