CYBERPUNKS Synonyms: 11 Similar and Opposite Words

cyberpunks

noun

plural of cyberpunk

as in hackers

a person who illegally gains access to a computer system and sometimes tampers with its information the bank had to overhaul its online banking system after a cyberpunk broke into the accounts of thousands of customers

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hackers

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The hackers allegedly built infrastructure that could scan for vulnerable devices, compromise them and then use those devices as cover.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 28 Aug. 2026
This violates right-to-delete laws, and worse, hackers can reverse-engineer those leftover AI files to steal sensitive health data.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026

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