a programmer who breaks into computer systems in order to steal or change or destroy information as a form of cyber-terrorism
a writer of science fiction set in a lawless subculture of an oppressive society dominated by computer technology
a genre of fast-paced science fiction involving oppressive futuristic computerized societies
A subgenre of science fiction which focuses on computer or information technology and virtual reality juxtaposed with a degree of breakdown or radical change in the social order.