back hack

American  

[bak-hak] / ˈbækˌhæk /

Or back-hack

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.

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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.

Etymology

Origin of back hack

First recorded in 2010–15