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Synonyms for hacker

someone who plays golf poorly

a programmer who breaks into computer systems in order to steal or change or destroy information as a form of cyber-terrorism

a programmer for whom computing is its own reward

one who works hard at boring tasks

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Hackers are consistently sharpening their tools of trade malware and techniques and use them to break organisations' data vaults.
The expert added that hackers use software spyware or Trojans to hack into operating systems.
The hackers pinned a tweet saying, "This is an important call to the whole world!
Days after Lopez surpassed $1 million in bounty awards, Mark Litchfield also known by his handle @mlitchfield joined the ranks of the million dollar bug bounty hacker club.
Hacker, angry over unpaid $200, deletes Abu Dhabi-based travel blogger's account
He was able to harness the power of hundreds of ethical hackers - or 'white hat hackers' - and use them to secure businesses.
Anyone can join HackerOne and try to become a hacker. We even help hackers learn different things about hacking," Prins said.
Over 1,000 organisations, including General Motors, GitHub, Google Play, Lufthansa, Nintendo, Spotify, Starbucks and the US Department of Defense, have awarded hackers for reporting more than 61,000 security vulnerabilities on HackerOne.
" Social media account hacking is big business these days, since hackers can make a lot of money through compromised accounts.
"Hackers" and "hacking" occupy a complicated place in twenty-first century American life.
The advisory reads that the "hackers are taking advantage and sending false emails and messages to install malicious app in the garb of enabling WhatsApp video feature."
Most hackers are state-sponsored, meaning they are hired by a country's government.
A Pakistani hacker has been ranked the third most accomplished bug hunter in the world by Dark Reading, a cyber security news site.
BANKING AND CREDIT NEWS-June 15, 2016-MGT appoints ethical hacker/author to hacker advisory board