Hacks
/hæks/
Definitions
- (n.) Unauthorized access to computer systems or data, often with intent to commit a crime or breach privacy.
The company suffered a data breach due to hacks on its servers.
- (v.) Third-person singular present of hack; to gain unauthorized access to a computer system.
She hacks into private accounts to test security defenses.
Forms
- hack
- hacking
- hacked
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Commentary
In legal contexts, 'hacks' primarily concerns unauthorized system access and related offenses; plurality or verb forms refer to the base concept of 'hack'.
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