Myths

Hacking/Having been hacked What is hacking? to break into (a server, Web site, etc.) from a remote location to steal or damage data [Dictionary.com] to gain access to a computer illegally [Merriam Webster Dictionary] to access someone else’s computer system without permission in order to obtain or change information [Cambridge Dictionary] use a computer to gain unauthorized access to data in a system; gain unauthorized access to (data in a computer) [Oxford Dictionary] a way of using a computer to get into someone else's computer system without their permission [Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English] Unauthorized attempts to bypass the security mechanisms of an information system or network [Wiktionary] To gain access to (a computer file or network) illegally or without authorization [The Free Dictionary]

"(Users) cannot technically “hack” your account" [Zwinky's blog]

You were not hacked. Case closed.

You've been warned. Twice.

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