The action or practice of gaining unauthorized access to data stored in another person's phone, especially in order to access their voicemail.
these claims may now be suspended while the police investigate the alleged phone hacking
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On phone hacking, we believe the police should thoroughly investigate all allegations.
There's something going on here, but I just don't believe it's entirely cell phone hacking.
But he claimed that it was an isolated incident and that he had known nothing about the phone hacking.
Her claims came after the former home secretary said there may be a need for a police inquiry into mobile phone hacking to be reopened.
If you think that phone hacking is bad now, take a gander at what's coming.
But it seems that the hackers who share this knowledge are still only taking a side glance at the possibilities of phone hacking.
"I hope now finally that the police will be able to conduct the full, transparent, and thorough inquiry into phone hacking that we are still waiting for and that the murky truth will come to light."
This, in turn eases phone hacking, so eventually, some of the manufacturers may simply give up and not try too hard to keep control of the handset.
Derivatives
phone hacker
noun
What piqued the interest of phreakers (phone hackers) was discovering that over a long distance connection, the cheap plastic whistle's pitch granted "operator mode" - carte blanche to the telephone system.
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Another phone hacker, speaking on condition of anonymity, was openly angry about the service, because he was hoping to be first to market with his own copycat.
The philosophy of these phone hackers: Push the machines as far as they would go.
For a new generation of mobile phone hackers, the cellular revolution offers rich new veins to mine.
In a telephone interview, the 21-year-old phone hacker demonstrated how he could spoof his Caller ID to appear to be phoning from the reporter's office.
Definition of phone hacking in US English:
phone hacking
noun
The action or practice of gaining unauthorized access to data stored in another person's phone, especially in order to access their voicemail.
these claims may now be suspended while the police investigate the alleged phone hacking
Example sentencesExamples
But he claimed that it was an isolated incident and that he had known nothing about the phone hacking.
But it seems that the hackers who share this knowledge are still only taking a side glance at the possibilities of phone hacking.
This, in turn eases phone hacking, so eventually, some of the manufacturers may simply give up and not try too hard to keep control of the handset.
On phone hacking, we believe the police should thoroughly investigate all allegations.
There's something going on here, but I just don't believe it's entirely cell phone hacking.
Her claims came after the former home secretary said there may be a need for a police inquiry into mobile phone hacking to be reopened.
If you think that phone hacking is bad now, take a gander at what's coming.
"I hope now finally that the police will be able to conduct the full, transparent, and thorough inquiry into phone hacking that we are still waiting for and that the murky truth will come to light."