hacker
noun[C]
uk/ˈhæk.ər/us/ˈhæk.ɚ/(alsocomputer hacker)
someone who gets into other people'scomputersystemswithoutpermissioninordertofindoutinformationor to do somethingillegal:
Problems canoccurwhen acompanydoes notknowa hacker hasbrokenintoitssystem.
"Bots" canevenallowhackers to take oversystems.
(alsophone hacker)
someone who uses another person'sphonesystemwithoutpermission,especiallytolistentotheirspokenmessages:
When hervoicemailinboxbecamefull, hackersreportedlydeletedmessagesto makeroomfor newones.
There are alsosuggestionsthat hackers could makeexpensivephonecallsat the owner'sexpense.
- Concernsremain,particularlyabout hackersbreakingopenconfidentialInternet-basedrecords.
- Earlywarningsabout hackerattacksandviruseshave thepotentialtosavefirmstroubleandmoney.
- Thecompanymakessoftwaretoprotectwirelessphonesfrom hackers andviruses.
- Abigappealofcellphonesfor hackers is that thedevicesaregenerallyalways on, they'resendingandreceivingmoredata, and theytypicallyhavepoorsecurity.
Operating computers
- admin
- aliasing
- always-on
- backsomeoneup
- black hat
- computerate
- computerize
- drill down
- escape
- interface
- keyboarder
- maximize
- miswrite
- mouse oversomething
- munging
- navigational
- scroll
- telecottage
- ticket
- uninstall
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