What's this "encryption technology"? It just sounds like another case of "a hacker named 4chan", meaning the media throwing around buzzwords like they know what

What's this "encryption technology"? It just sounds like another case of "a hacker named 4chan", meaning the media throwing around buzzwords like they know what they mean. Encryption is built into technologies, not something that stands on its own like a weapon. It's like saying, "the hacker used http to gain access to the server".