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  • noun Plural form of blackhat.

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Examples

  • But LulzSec denies that extortion was the motive, saying it was instead trying to see if a group of "blackhats"--industry parlance for underground or criminal hackers--could squeeze information out of a "whitehat" like Hijazi.

    CNET News.com 2011

  • But LulzSec denies that extortion was the motive, saying it was instead trying to see if a group of "blackhats"--industry parlance for underground or criminal hackers--could squeeze information out of a "whitehat" like Hijazi.

    CNET News.com 2011

  • It seems like either SEO "blackhats" are becoming more "whitehat" or that we are all starting to understand each other a lot better or maybe, the line has blurred more over the years.

    Search Engine Roundtable 2009

  • Really good stuff, in fact - he is now open to communication with "blackhats," which is a wonderful thing.

    Search Engine Roundtable 2009

  • Really good stuff, in fact - he is now open to communication with "blackhats," which is a wonderful thing.

    Search Engine Roundtable 2009

  • I read the RNC had a squad of "blackhats" around looking for "troublemakers" too.

    legitgov 2008

  • "blackhats" and get them to work on the white market - give them more money for doing it legally (not more than they would do with a crime, but good enough to consider the lack of risk).

    GNUCITIZEN Comments 2009

  • "Every time an infected bot gets remediated or a botnet gets taken down, the blackhats develop new ways to get around that."

    How botnets, hacking kits and weak apps aid cybercrooks 2010

  • The blackhats have been hoping to keep this out of the spotlight but it looks like people are finally starting to see the problem of this so called loophole.

    Google Goes Sour on Domain Tasting 2007

  • While researchers at the University of Illinois have demonstrated the technical feasibility, blackhats would have to infiltrate supply chains to have their way with your Dell or iPhone.

    Jargon Watch: Drunkorexia, Flight Insurance, Malicious Hardware 2008

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