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		eelhazred on July 20, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Kevin Mitnick has died I think "cracker" is the more apt term.

joshspankit on July 20, 2023 [–]

No it is not.

justinclift on July 20, 2023 | [–]

"cracker" in that context is used to mean "system cracker" rather than "hacker".

joshspankit on July 20, 2023 | | [–]

There’s a longer-standing definitions from when Kevin was first called a hacker (and from before he was first put in jail)

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