hacking
Americannoun
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hackings
plural
adjective
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of hacking
1400–50; late Middle English, in literal sense. See hack 1, -ing 1
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Meanwhile, H&M is investigating a separate claim that it was attacked by a notorious hacking group.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026
Speaking at a press conference, Kanishka Narayan pointed to an incident of a rogue OpenAI agent hacking an Australian government website in June.
From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026
Open-weight models are also touted as more secure, a growing concern after several incidents of AI agents going rogue by hacking databases or otherwise doing things they were not supposed to do.
From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026
Lawmakers asked about a range of threats AI poses, including the potential for it to aid in the development of weapons and swarms of AI agents going rogue and hacking into systems.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
Taking turns, the men crawled on hands and knees over the iced deck, hacking away with an ax.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
In the three attempted hackings identified, Transluce said it appears the agents were unable to access the data they sought, and turned to hacking techniques, appending what are called malicious payloads to their queries.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
LockBit has been involved in many high profile hackings, including the UK's Royal Mail in early 2023.
From BBC ● Feb. 19, 2024
China's embassy in Britain rejected any involvement in the Kenya hackings, and did not directly address questions about the government's relationship with BackdoorDiplomacy.
From Reuters ● May 24, 2023
Tuesday’s findings by Front Line Defenders and Citizen Lab said at least some of the hackings appear to have been carried out by the Jordanian government.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 5, 2022
Its metal will preserve it from the hackings and chippings which so defaced its predecessor, which was of marble; but the brick foundations are crumbling, and it will tumble down by-and-bye.
From Life on the Mississippi, Part 7. by Mark Twain
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