hacked

past tense of hack

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of hacked Since a quantum sensor does not need to receive or send a signal to an external device, it cannot be hacked or be spoofed by a fake incoming signal either. Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 28 Aug. 2026 Con, where the company is to demonstrate how its offerings are protecting businesses from agents going rogue, like the situation where an OpenAI model hacked into a company looking for answers on how to solve a problem in the test environment. Paulina Likos, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026 One of OpenAI’s internal-only research prototypes had hacked another company. Alex Heath, Time, 26 Aug. 2026 OpenAI outlined two incidents on July 19 in which agents hacked the company’s own infrastructure. Reuters, NBC news, 26 Aug. 2026 Shortly after, Claude developer Anthropic said its AI models hacked into the systems of three organizations independently during a private security experiment. Tom Matsuda, Vogue, 25 Aug. 2026 Bank associates told her the bank had been hacked, though didn't say by whom. Arezou Rezvani, NPR, 25 Aug. 2026 Turner's defense team, which presented no evidence at trial, argued that his phone had been hacked. Nikiya Carrero, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026 In the following weeks, Anthropic revealed that its AI agents had also hacked three real companies back in April, unbeknownst to the company at the time. Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 20 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hacked
Verb
  • The fake and manipulated share of reviews kept growing anyway.
    Nirav Tolia, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2026
  • The association said the money was lost after criminals impersonated its leadership and manipulated financial transactions.
    George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 24 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Cons Online-only bank with no physical branches, so all support is handled digitally or by phone.
    Andreina Rodriguez, CNBC, 31 Aug. 2026
  • The alders’ letter also questioned how multi-school facility management is handled and what training has taken place.
    Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 31 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The Cygnus International Space Station (ISS) resupply program, which is managed by Northrop Grumman.
    Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Tanvir managed to run a fan using an unwieldy connection of power cords.
    Diaa Hadid, NPR, 1 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Family members marched and accepted the recognition on Prasad’s behalf.
    Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2026
  • The 17-year-old joined Villa from Metz in January in a deal worth £10m but was unable to play until the club’s appeal to register him was accepted by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in August.
    Sam Joseph, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Kudrow addressed her relationship with her character during a recent appearance on Fresh Air with Terry Gross & Tonya Mosley.
    Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 29 Aug. 2026
  • On his final night of guest-hosting Jimmy Kimmel Live this week, Jelly Roll finally addressed his political views.
    Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 28 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The death came as the festival endured another year with weather woes, including rain on Friday that temporarily closed a main gate to festival grounds known as Black Rock City.
    Dennis Romero, NBC news, 5 Sep. 2026
  • When combined with a hot blanket of the humidity the city has endured throughout the summer, players could be forced to withdraw from their matches or push through, risking injury.
    Aaron Short, Curbed, 3 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Chan’s parents always treated their back pain from laborious food industry jobs with acupuncture and cupping, the practice of using cups or suction on the skin to stimulate blood flow and the flow of chi, or energy.
    Cara Kelly, USA Today, 30 Aug. 2026
  • None of this was treated as a foregone conclusion during production.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 30 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Self-serving commentary and social media activity that undermine the company's reputation are no longer tolerated.
    Bobby Burack OutKick, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Botox is well tolerated among migraine patients, according to studies the authors reviewed.
    Isabella Cueto, STAT, 31 Aug. 2026

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“Hacked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hacked. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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