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I remain mystified why people who – based on their deep tech reporting – I can only assume know better than this keep abusing the terms "hacker" and "hack". 🙄

"Researchers", "pranksters", "attackers", "malicious actors" are so much better and more clear in any relevant context.

Similarly "compromise", "break-in", "leak", "vulnerability".

The audience of any tech-related piece will understand these terms just as well as "hacker" or "hack". Or *better*.

There is no good reason for this.

Ben Royce 🇺🇦

@rysiek

there is a reason for it (i didn't say good)

hollywood

@benroyce and yet I think if that scene involved breaking into a safe and the line was "I think we got a locksmith", we still would not end up with silly headlines like "locksmiths rob a local bank" or "car dealership locksmithed".