Online break-ins (5)

I believe the answer is:

hacks

(Other definitions for hacks that I've seen before include "kicks on the shin" , "Poor writers" , "cuttings" , "Shack up with lowly journalists" , "handles" .)

I've seen this clue in The Wall Street Journal.

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