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hacktivist
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noun
- informal.a person who breaks into a computer system in order to pursue a political or social aim
Derived Forms
- ˈ³ó²¹³¦°ì³Ù¾±±¹¾±²õ³¾, noun
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of hacktivist1
Example Sentences
The self-proclaimed hacktivists told CNN that they were able to penetrate Disney’s system thanks to “a man with Slack access who had cookies.â€
It is unusual for hackers to claim they are "Russian hacktivists" with an ethical agenda - most cyber criminals, including those in Russia, aim to make money by extorting their victims.
Earlier this year, a Russian-linked “hacktivist†tried to disrupt operations at several Texas utilities.
Attackers could include “hacktivists†seeking to make a political statement and cyberextortionists bent on lucre.
Wu was a member of China’s first hacktivist group, Green Army — a group known informally as the “Whampoa Academy†after a famed Chinese military school.
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