as in hacker
a person who illegally gains access to a computer system and sometimes tampers with its information
the bank had to overhaul its online banking system after a cyberpunk broke into the accounts of thousands of customers
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Doris Berger, the exhibitions curator, says cyberpunk is less a preview of tomorrow than a warning about the modern world.
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Evan Nicole Brown, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Sep. 2024
Briana Middleton, who starred alongside Julianne Moore and Sebastian Stan in the 2023 Apple TV+ film Sharper, has been tapped as the female lead in Neuromancer, the streamer’s series adaptation of William Gibson’s classic sci-fi/cyberpunk novel.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 28 June 2024
Some of them looked incredibly futuristic, some of them looked cyberpunk.
—Lynette Rice, Deadline, 26 June 2024
For The Matrix, the Wachowskis coaxed a genuinely transcendent performance from Reeves, while also successfully synthesizing a host of inspirations (from cyberpunk literature to anime classics to various strains of philosophy detailing our notions of consciousness).
—Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 31 Mar. 2024
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Evan Nicole Brown, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Sep. 2024
Briana Middleton, who starred alongside Julianne Moore and Sebastian Stan in the 2023 Apple TV+ film Sharper, has been tapped as the female lead in Neuromancer, the streamer’s series adaptation of William Gibson’s classic sci-fi/cyberpunk novel.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 28 June 2024
Some of them looked incredibly futuristic, some of them looked cyberpunk.
—Lynette Rice, Deadline, 26 June 2024
For The Matrix, the Wachowskis coaxed a genuinely transcendent performance from Reeves, while also successfully synthesizing a host of inspirations (from cyberpunk literature to anime classics to various strains of philosophy detailing our notions of consciousness).
—Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 31 Mar. 2024
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“Cyberpunk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cyberpunk. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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