I remain mystified why people who – based on their deep tech reporting – I can only assume know better than this keep abusing the terms "hacker" and "hack".
"Researchers", "pranksters", "attackers", "malicious actors" are so much better and more clear in any relevant context.
Similarly "compromise", "break-in", "leak", "vulnerability".
The audience of any tech-related piece will understand these terms just as well as "hacker" or "hack". Or *better*.
There is no good reason for this.
@benroyce and yet I think if that scene involved breaking into a safe and the line was "I think we got a locksmith", we still would not end up with silly headlines like "locksmiths rob a local bank" or "car dealership locksmithed".