hack into

What does "hack into" mean?

To gain unauthorized access to a computer system or data.

Examples

• Someone hacked into the company's database.
• He was arrested for hacking into government websites.
• Hackers managed to hack into the bank's security system.
• She learned how to hack into Wi-Fi networks in a cybersecurity course.

How to use it

Primarily used in technology and cybersecurity contexts.

Similar expressions

Opposites

Related phrasal verbs

• turn into

  To change or transform into something different

• break into

  To enter a building illegally by force

• look into

  To investigate or examine something carefully

• run into

  To meet someone by chance

• tap into

  To access or make use of a resource or market

• buy into

  To accept or believe in an idea or plan