(also computer hacker)
someone who gets into other people's computer systems without permission in order to find out information or to do something illegal :
(also phone hacker)
someone who uses another person's phone system without permission, especially to listen to their spoken messages:
- Concerns remain, particularly about hackers breaking open confidential Internet-based records.
- Early warnings about hacker attacks and viruses have the potential to save firms trouble and money.
- The company makes software to protect wireless phones from hackers and viruses.
- A big appeal of cell phones for hackers is that the devices are generally always on, they're sending and receiving more data, and they typically have poor security.
- admin
- administrator
- aliasing
- always-on
- attach
- attachment
- back someone up phrasal verb
- drop-down menu
- hack
- keystroke
- left-click
- live streamer
- logoff
- logon
- parallel
- touchpoint
- trackpad
- UI
- uncap
- uncapped
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