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hacker

[hak-er]

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noun

a person or thing that hacks.
Slang.��a person who engages in an activity without talent or skill.
weekend hackers on the golf course.
Computers.��
1. a person who has a high level of skill in computer technology or programming; a computer expert or enthusiast.
  My brother is a real hacker—he fixed my laptop in no time.
2. a person who circumvents security and breaks into a network, computer, file, etc., often, but not always, with malicious intent.
  A hacker got into my computer remotely and wiped my hard drive!
  The company has hired hackers to test system security.

hacker

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noun

a person that hacks
slang��a computer fanatic, esp one who through a personal computer breaks into the computer system of a company, government, etc

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Word History and Origins

Origin of hacker¹

First recorded in 1200–50 hacker for def. 1; Middle English (as surname); hack ¹, -er ¹; 1965–70 hacker for def. 2

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They worried about data breaches and the potential hackers could use the toys to talk to kids.

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Some personal customer data was stolen by hackers during the attack, which the retailer has said could have included telephone numbers, home addresses and dates of birth.

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But with rivalry between Beijing and western powers showing no sign of subsiding, some experts are concerned Chinese vehicles could represent a security risk from hackers and third parties.

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Ironically, his 18th novel, The Fox - published in 2018 - was a spy thriller about a gifted computer hacker.

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As well as bragging about installing ransomware across the M&S IT system to render it useless, the hackers say they have stolen the private data of millions of customers.

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