hacker

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Earlier this year, Amazon discovered that a low-skilled hacker used commercially available AI to breach 600 firewalls.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2026

And on Wednesday, cybersecurity firm Gambit Security revealed that roughly 150 gigabytes of data were stolen from 10 Mexican government bodies and a single financial institution by a hacker using Claude and OpenAI’s ChatGPT.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 28, 2026

The French finance ministry announced on February 18 that a hacker had gained access to a national bank database and consulted information on 1.2 million accounts.

From Barron's • Feb. 27, 2026

When asked if he considered himself a hacker or a scammer he said, "Neither, I am only interested in making money."

From BBC • Jan. 18, 2026

Well, that, and also because it was completely awesome, with an old-school teenage computer hacker as the protagonist.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline