hacktivism

hacktivism
The practice of promoting a political agenda by hacking, especially by defacing or disabling websites.
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  • Hacktivism — (a portmanteau of hack and activism) is the use of computers and computer networks as a means of protest to promote political ends. The term was first coined in 1998 by a member of the Cult of the Dead Cow hacker collective. [1] If hacking as… …   Wikipedia

  • hacktivism — UK US /ˈhæktɪvɪzəm/ noun [U] INTERNET, IT ► the activity of using computers to try to achieve political change, for example by attacking websites or illegally entering another computer system: »Hacktivism is one of the key threats that… …   Financial and business terms

  • hacktivism — /hakˈti vi zm/ noun (informal) The practice of hacking into and sabotaging a computer system, esp a government or military one, in order to make a political protest ORIGIN: ↑hack1 and ↑activism • • • hackˈtivist noun …   Useful english dictionary

  • hacktivism — See: hacktivist …   English dictionary

  • hacktivism — /ˈhæktəvɪzəm/ (say hacktuhvizuhm) noun the activity of people who use their ability as hackers to further a political cause. {hack(er) + (ac)tivism} …  

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