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
The announcement follows a series of incidents involving AI agents across major firms such as OpenAI and Anthropic acting outside human control and hacking into external systems.
From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026
A few months earlier, Anthropic had spooked companies and White House officials by showing that its Mythos AI could easily find new ways of hacking computers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
The whole world knew that AI models were getting frighteningly good at hacking.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 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
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
Four U.S. school districts were forced to cancel classes last year following hackings, while dozens of others saw student or employee grades and ratings, medical records, or financial information exposed.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 7, 2023
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
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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