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Hacker

nounid 2695·updated May 9, 2026
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Unauthorized user who attempts to or gains access to an information system.

polysemous

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Classifications

Entity Type

Threat92%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

synonym
cyberpunkhack
plural
Hackers
possessive
Hacker's
pluralpossessive
Hackers'

Framework definitions

National Initiative for Cybersecurity Careers and Studies (NICCS) Cybersecurity Lexicon1 senseview framework →
§1
An unauthorized user who attempts to or gains access to an information system.
ISACA Cybersecurity Glossary1 senseview framework →
§1
An individual who attempts to gain unauthorized access to a computer system
Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) IT Examination Handbook Infobase, Glossary1 senseview framework →
§1
An individual who attempts to break into a computer without authorization.
NISTIR 7298: Glossary of Key Information Security Terms, Revision 21 senseview framework →
§1
Unauthorized user who attempts to or gains access to an information system.
CNSSI-4009 (Glossary of Information Assurance Terms)1 senseview framework →
§1
Unauthorized user who attempts to or gains access to an information system.
Systems and software engineering —Vocabulary1 senseview framework →
§1
Technically sophisticated computer enthusiast who uses his or her knowledge and means to gain unauthorized access to protected resources.
Introduction I.5 Glossary of Basic Terms1 senseview framework →
§1
Unauthorized user who attempts to or gains access to an information system.
Wordset Dictionary4 sensesview framework →
§1
one who works hard at boring tasks
§2
a programmer for whom computing is its own reward
§3
someone who plays golf poorly
§4
a programmer who breaks into computer systems in order to steal, change, or destroy information as a form of cyber-terrorism
Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →
§1 · legacy_primary
Unauthorized user who attempts to or gains access to an information system.
DR-088 backfill from the noun definition column

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