hacker
hack·er [ ˈha-kər]
[ˈha-kər]
2 : a person who is inexperienced or unskilled at a particular activity
//a tennis hacker
3 : an expert at programming and solving problems with a computer
4 : a person who illegally gains access to and sometimes tampers with information in a computer system
Synonyms & Antonyms for dainty
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Recent Examples on the Web
//And in recent weeks, a security firm traced a monthslong attack on Hong Kong media companies to Chinese hackers.
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Nicole Perlroth, New York Times, "China Sharpens Hacking to Hound Its Minorities, Far and Wide," 22 Oct. 2019
//Last year, Atlanta declined to pay $51,000 to hackers.
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Slade Rand, courant.com, "With ransomware attacks spiking across the country, one Connecticut town plans to pay hackers $10K to get its data back," 31 Aug. 2019
//Late last week, though, during a closed-door meeting of the D.N.C.’s Rules and Bylaws Committee, in San Francisco, some members raised concerns about the security of the system, citing its vulnerability to hackers.
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Eren Orbey, The New Yorker, "A Virtual Threat to Iowa’s First-in-the-Nation Caucuses," 30 Aug. 2019
//The six-figure payment, one of several that US cities have handed over to hackers in recent months to retrieve files, made national headlines.
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Ars Technica, "The Extortion Economy: Insurance companies and the rise in ransomware attacks," 27 Aug. 2019
//The six-figure payment, one of several that U.S. cities have handed over to hackers in recent months to retrieve files, made national headlines.
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Renee Dudley, ProPublica, "The Extortion Economy: How Insurance Companies Are Fueling a Rise in Ransomware Attacks," 27 Aug. 2019
//One month after being hit with a huge fine over a data breach, British Airways has another security hole that could leave customers' private information exposed to hackers, according to new research.
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Alyssa Newcomb, Fortune, "British Airways Has Yet Another Security Problem, New Report Says," 13 Aug. 2019
//Commission spokesman Reid Magney said last month that smaller, more rural communities may not have access to newer technology, potentially making them more vulnerable to hackers.
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Lawrence Andrea, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Wisconsin election officials consider lending new equipment to towns with outdated systems," 9 Aug. 2019
//The settlement is the result of a 2017 breach in which the personal data of 147 million U.S. consumers – including social security numbers, birth dates and addresses- was exposed to hackers.
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Tara Law, Time, "You Might Not Get $125 From Equifax After All," 27 July 2019
First Known Use of hacker
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Dictionary Entries near hacker
More Synonyms and Antonyms ofhacker
1
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
2
a person who lacks experience and competence in an art or science
- weekend golf hackers who are there mainly for the social networking
- beginner,
- freshman,
- greenhorn,
- kid,
- learner,
- neophyte,
- newcomer,
- novice,
- rookie,
- tenderfoot,
- tyro
More Definitions forhacker
computers : a person who secretly gets access to a computer system in order to get information, cause damage, etc. : a person who hacks into a computer system
US, informal : a person who plays a sport badly
2 : an expert at programming and solving problems with a computer
3 : a person who illegally gains access to a computer system