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Hacker

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Last updated: 6 October
10alert 12 months ago
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This term was once used to describe a clever programmer.

In recent years, this term has been applied to those who exploit security vulnerabilities to try and break into a computer system.

Originally, those who break into computer systems (for malicious purposes or as a challenge) were known as ‘crackers’.


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