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## HackingFormulas.weakenEffect() method
Calculate the security decrease from a weaken operation. Unlike other hacking formulas, weaken effect depends only on thread count and core count, not on server or player properties. The core bonus formula is .
**Signature:**
```typescript
weakenEffect(threads: number, cores?: number): number;
```
## Parameters
<table><thead><tr><th>
Parameter
</th><th>
Type
</th><th>
Description
</th></tr></thead>
<tbody><tr><td>
threads
</td><td>
number
</td><td>
Number of threads running weaken.
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
cores
</td><td>
number
</td><td>
_(Optional)_ Number of cores on the host server. Default 1.
</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
**Returns:**
number
The security decrease amount.