Example Sentences

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Cutting off 100 hospitals in Romania from the internet stopped the hackers in their tracks, buying time to work out how bad the attack was.

From BBC • Jun. 22, 2026

Another key message was that hospitals should not contact the hackers or pay the ransom.

From BBC • Jun. 22, 2026

Several months later, footage and images leaked after teenage hackers targeted the company.

From BBC • Jun. 19, 2026

Residential proxy networks are now a go-to resource for nation-state hackers, who use them as a conduit to U.S. targets, said Brett Leatherman, assistant director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Cyber Division.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 18, 2026

It was possible for hackers to use modded visors to spoof their retinal patterns and thus create a second account for themselves.

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