hacking
Americannoun
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hackings
plural
adjective
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Etymology
Origin of hacking
1400–50; late Middle English, in literal sense. See hack 1, -ing 1
Example Sentences
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The goal was to blend in with legitimate networking traffic, making the hacking activity hard to trace.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
OpenAI chief Sam Altman has faced public scrutiny over the company's cyber hacking incidents.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
The Justice Department and FBI said the seized domains were used by a Chinese state-sponsored hacking group known as "QTFY" and by hacking platforms known as "QScan" and "QTRouter."
From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026
Cyber company ReliaQuest is dueling online with hacking group ShinyHunters.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
The men took turns hacking ice off the thwarts and bows, and bailing to keep the small boats from foundering.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
LockBit has been involved in many high profile hackings, including the UK's Royal Mail in early 2023.
From BBC ● Feb. 19, 2024
It wasn’t initially founded that way because these problems with hackings seem to be more prevalent in recent years.
From Slate ● Jan. 29, 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
His de Groot is restrained, free of guttural hackings, allowing sympathy for a man rebellious at last against the regime.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 8, 2022
I certainly have known, and still know, characters eminently qualified for the most exalted trusts, who could not bear up against the brutal hackings and hewings of these heroes of Billingsgate.
From Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 4 by Thomas Jefferson Randolph
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