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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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Jon Cherry/Getty Images For years, crypto was viewed by many as a weird and fringe investment, hyped up by a bunch of math geeks and used widely by all kinds of unsavory characters, from drug dealers to hackers.
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Rafael Nam, NPR, 19 May 2025
The company struggled to generate recurring revenue and stand up viable research and therapeutics businesses after going public, and it’s been plagued by privacy concerns since hackers accessed the information of nearly 7 million customers in 2023.
—Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 19 May 2025
The letter doesn’t include any evidence showing TP-Link has been deliberately aiding Chinese hackers.
—Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 15 May 2025
Other emails provided by Gallo reportedly show reps for the film first contacted him in regards to a separate project about a hacker in 2022.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 12 May 2025
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Rafael Nam, NPR, 19 May 2025
The company struggled to generate recurring revenue and stand up viable research and therapeutics businesses after going public, and it’s been plagued by privacy concerns since hackers accessed the information of nearly 7 million customers in 2023.
—Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 19 May 2025
The letter doesn’t include any evidence showing TP-Link has been deliberately aiding Chinese hackers.
—Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 15 May 2025
Other emails provided by Gallo reportedly show reps for the film first contacted him in regards to a separate project about a hacker in 2022.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 12 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hacker
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It’s gone through many changes since, but the core idea of bringing a dozen great amateur bakers together under a big white tent to show off their skills in pastries, breads, cakes, and other baked goods remains reassuringly constant.—
Katie Rife,
EW.com,
11 May 2025
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Snider was selected in the first round of MLB’s amateur draft the following June, taken 14th overall by the Toronto Blue Jays.—
John Perrotto,
Forbes.com,
8 May 2025
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There are some great cyberpunk looks mixed in with the elves and dragons for fans of role playing games set in the modern day or galaxies far, far away.—
Rob Wieland,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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Set in the year 2032, Bubblegum Crisis takes all the 80’s tropes surrounding cyberpunk and tries to do something different and interesting with them.—
Ollie Barder,
Forbes,
15 Mar. 2025
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For Stowell, his wife and three kids, including his son who was younger than 10, entrance to Hollywood Studios cost $974.—
Julia Gomez,
USA Today,
14 May 2025
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The clinics will also include financial education resources for kids and families that will be delivered through the lens of basketball.—
Caroline Fitzgerald,
Forbes.com,
13 May 2025
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There’s a noticeable pride Morot takes in touring me around his geek’s paradise: a two-level office crammed with shelves of scowling latex heads, furry creatures and a pair of giant gators overlooking it all.—
Joshua Rothkopf,
Los Angeles Times,
14 May 2025
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There were kind of two tracks at the time: There was Das Keyboard, aimed toward the more professional programmers and the geeks, and then the gaming keyboards.—
Zackery Cuevas,
PC Magazine,
10 May 2025
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Take full advantage of the tax code and set yourself up for success with these five small-business tax tips for beginners.—
Vlad Rusz,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2025
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More than 30 coin dealers will have high quality coins for the beginner to advanced collectors.—
Joe Rassel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 May 2025
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Cooking it in apple cider or apple juice is such a smart hack.—
Karla Walsh,
Better Homes & Gardens,
10 May 2025
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Experts say this hack may not work for everyone, but there is some truth behind the idea.—
Stephanie Brown,
Verywell Health,
9 May 2025
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But former employees said the organization contributed hundreds of millions of dollars toward promoting novice teachers.—
Arthur Jones II,
ABC News,
6 May 2025
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Plus, its Smart Connect button and auto-protocol selection simplify the setup, even for VPN novices.—
StackCommerce Team,
PC Magazine,
5 May 2025
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“Hacker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hacker. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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