hacking
Americannoun
adjective
Etymology
Origin of hacking
1400–50; late Middle English, in literal sense. See hack 1, -ing 1
Example Sentences
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In the past, according to Lee, many attacks of government entities were carried out by state-sponsored actors, but the emergence of AI-powered hacking tools have allowed everyday people to carry off such incursions.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026
Anthropic says during tests it found the model was highly skilled at cyber-security and hacking tasks, outperforming humans.
From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026
The meeting comes a week after the firm released its Claude Mythos preview, an AI tool that the company claims can outperform humans at some hacking and cyber-security tasks.
From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026
No other hacking outfit comes close to the amounts stolen by North Korean scams and thieves.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026
“What the—” Mr. Ray whipped around after hearing the belching and hacking sound of spit-up, along with my chair sliding back from the under the table and my footsteps running up on him.
From "The Boy in the Black Suit" by Jason Reynolds
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