back hack

or back-hack

[ bak-hak ]

verb (used with object)

1. Computers. to investigate (a computer or network hack) by following evidence from the point of the security breach back to its origin.
2. to reverse-engineer (a product or idea):

   Gamers back hacked the motion controls and built accessible hardware alternatives for players with disabilities.

noun

1. Computers. an act or instance of tracing a computer or network security breach back to its origin:

   The hackers were lured in with a honeypot and unmasked with a back hack.

Word History and Origins

Origin of back hack¹

First recorded in 2010–15