hack
Example Sentences
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The domain associated with Friday’s hack on Patel was registered on the same day as the DOJ announcement.
From Salon • Mar. 27, 2026
Valerie may be only moderately successful, but she isn’t a hack.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 22, 2026
He points to several incidents in which biometrics have been stolen, including a 2015 hack of the federal Office of Personnel Management, which included more than five million fingerprints.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026
The thinking is that Iranian exchanges may be vulnerable to cyberattacks, as the country’s largest crypto exchange, Nobitex, experienced a major hack in 2025.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 12, 2026
“At the time, Dr. Ochoa was an astronaut on board the International Space Station. In order to reach her laptop, I had to hack into NASA, the Department of Defense, and Roscosmos.”
From "City Spies" by James Ponti
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.