alt Hacker NewsI lol'ed, but I imagine outside of Quebec the French probably just use the English word "hacking" when referring to a computer hack.
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lefra • today at 1:20 PM
French would use "piratage [informatique]" (roughly "digital piracy"). However, "hacker" is used to name the person committing the crime.
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triceratops • today at 1:20 PM
faire l'haque
In Quebec, the OQLF [0] recommends "bidouilleur" (which I've heard) and "fouineur" (which makes sense, but isn't really common) instead of hacker [1].
Most media outlets will use "pirate informatique" (or just "pirate") when talking about hackers, and "piratage" for hacking. Example: [2]
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Office_qu%C3%A9b%C3%A9cois_de_...
[1] https://vitrinelinguistique.oqlf.gouv.qc.ca/resultats-de-rec...
[2] https://www.lapresse.ca/actualites/justice-et-faits-divers/2...