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Originally Posted by spence
This isn’t the same thing as a server being hacked
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Yes, It Is
Hack
[hak]
verb (used with object)
1. to cut, notch, slice, chop, or sever (something) with or as with heavy, irregular blows (often followed by up or down):
to hack meat; to hack down trees.
2. to break up the surface of (the ground).
3. to clear (a road, path, etc.) by cutting away vines, trees, brush, or the like:
They hacked a trail through the jungle.
4. to damage or injure by crude, harsh, or insensitive treatment; mutilate; mangle:
The editor hacked the story to bits.
5. to reduce or cut ruthlessly; trim:
The Senate hacked the budget severely before returning it to the House.
6. Slang. to deal or cope with; handle:
He can't hack all this commuting.
7. Computers.
A. to modify (a computer program or electronic device) or write (a program) in a skillful or clever way:
Developers have hacked the app.
I hacked my tablet to do some very cool things.
B.
to circumvent security and break into (a network, computer, file, etc.), usually with malicious intent:
Criminals hacked the bank's servers yesterday.
Our team systematically hacks our network to find vulnerabilities.
Q. Were they authorized to access anything on that server?
A. No
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