There are three forms of hacker. There is White Hat Hacker, a Black Hat Hacker and a grey hat hacker.
A white hat hacker will often be someone who is working for a company to find exploits and security issues with the companies system. Any security issues will be passed on by the hacker to the person responsible for managing the system. A white hat hacker can also be someone who is hacking just for fun and a challenge without causing any damage or doing any malicious acts. They may even contact the person they have hacked to tell them about these security issues they have found.
A black hat hacker is almost definatly a person who is hacking with further intent of criminal acts. They will deface websites, steal data and perform many other malicious activities involving the data and information they have received via hacking.
A grey hat hacker is generally someone who performs a bit of both. They ofter do not perform extremely bad acts and may just deface a website rather than steal data and information such as credit card details, etc.
The motive behind hacking can often be more mischievous than sinister. For example: Someone may hack just to prove that they can.
A white hat hacker will often be someone who is working for a company to find exploits and security issues with the companies system. Any security issues will be passed on by the hacker to the person responsible for managing the system. A white hat hacker can also be someone who is hacking just for fun and a challenge without causing any damage or doing any malicious acts. They may even contact the person they have hacked to tell them about these security issues they have found.
A black hat hacker is almost definatly a person who is hacking with further intent of criminal acts. They will deface websites, steal data and perform many other malicious activities involving the data and information they have received via hacking.
A grey hat hacker is generally someone who performs a bit of both. They ofter do not perform extremely bad acts and may just deface a website rather than steal data and information such as credit card details, etc.
The motive behind hacking can often be more mischievous than sinister. For example: Someone may hack just to prove that they can.
Example invovling white hat hacker
Someone: "This is the most secure system we have to date, hard for any hacker to hack."
Hacker: "I'm sure i can find something wrong with it."
Someone: "Theres no chance."
Hacker: "Okay, i'll proove it."
Hacker: *Goes of and hacks the system*
Hacker: "Told you it is probably possible."
Someone: "What security issue did you manage to find?"
Hacker: "Well this is what i found..."
Someone: "This is the most secure system we have to date, hard for any hacker to hack."
Hacker: "I'm sure i can find something wrong with it."
Someone: "Theres no chance."
Hacker: "Okay, i'll proove it."
Hacker: *Goes of and hacks the system*
Hacker: "Told you it is probably possible."
Someone: "What security issue did you manage to find?"
Hacker: "Well this is what i found..."
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A computer hacker from the ghetto, projects also known as the hood's computer genius. This guy is usually very thuggish looking and not what you would expect in a computer hacker. Hood C. Hacker is not the average nerd you want to start pushing around , but a mixture of rapper Dmx meets Bill Gates in one person.
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1 A person educated or especially self-taught in the use of computer hardware, software and networking, as well as other electronic and/or telecommunications devices, information technology and computer science.
2 a polymath specializing in technology, especially that dealing with computers and communications. A (computer) geek.
3 Someone with the skills to crack (i.e., gain electronic access to) another computer or node on a computer network, but chooses not to use them, unless in the capacity of a penetration testing technician for the purpose of informing the system's owner/administrator of a security hole.
4 Synonym for white hat or grey hat. (a black hat would be a cracker).
5 Often used incorrectly to mean a cracker (i.e., a hacker who uses his skills for mailicious and/or usu. illegal purposes or monetary gain. An Internet cowboy.
6 Someone who hacks. A hacktivist.
1 A person educated or especially self-taught in the use of computer hardware, software and networking, as well as other electronic and/or telecommunications devices, information technology and computer science.
2 a polymath specializing in technology, especially that dealing with computers and communications. A (computer) geek.
3 Someone with the skills to crack (i.e., gain electronic access to) another computer or node on a computer network, but chooses not to use them, unless in the capacity of a penetration testing technician for the purpose of informing the system's owner/administrator of a security hole.
4 Synonym for white hat or grey hat. (a black hat would be a cracker).
5 Often used incorrectly to mean a cracker (i.e., a hacker who uses his skills for mailicious and/or usu. illegal purposes or monetary gain. An Internet cowboy.
6 Someone who hacks. A hacktivist.
Hackers have become incensed by the media's incorrect and inflammatory use of the word hacking to refer to cracking.
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