Hacking is the gaining of access(wanted or unwanted) to a computer and viewing, copying, or creating data(leaving a trace) without the intention of destroying data or maliciously harming the computer.
This represents the Good Guys most of the time for they are the ones who search for these exploits to prevent crackers use a method called cracking(opposite of hacking).
Hacking and hackers are commonly mistaken to be the bad guys most of the time. Crackers are the ones who screw things over as far as creating virus, cracks, spyware, and destroying data.
References:
Cracker - Person who gains unauthorized access to a computer with the intention of causing damage.
Cracking - Method by which a person who gains unauthorized access to a computer with the intention of causing damage.
Hacker - Person who gains authorized/unauthorized access to a computer WITHOUT the intention of causing damage.
Spyware - A Program that was created by a person(most frequently a cracker) to watch the computer and it's actions and report the details to the origional maker.
Virus - A maliciously made program that is used to destroy data, or hurt the performance of the computer. Makes copies of itself and sends it to more people.
This represents the Good Guys most of the time for they are the ones who search for these exploits to prevent crackers use a method called cracking(opposite of hacking).
Hacking and hackers are commonly mistaken to be the bad guys most of the time. Crackers are the ones who screw things over as far as creating virus, cracks, spyware, and destroying data.
References:
Cracker - Person who gains unauthorized access to a computer with the intention of causing damage.
Cracking - Method by which a person who gains unauthorized access to a computer with the intention of causing damage.
Hacker - Person who gains authorized/unauthorized access to a computer WITHOUT the intention of causing damage.
Spyware - A Program that was created by a person(most frequently a cracker) to watch the computer and it's actions and report the details to the origional maker.
Virus - A maliciously made program that is used to destroy data, or hurt the performance of the computer. Makes copies of itself and sends it to more people.
Subject A : A hacker killed my computer! All my reports are gone and it's due tomarrow!
Subject B : Dude, if you lost all your data, that's probably a cracker that broke into your comp.
Subject A : I'm white you numbskull.
Subject B : No, a cracker destroys your data. A hacker looks at your data.
Subject A : Does it look like I care?
Subject B : Dude, if you lost all your data, that's probably a cracker that broke into your comp.
Subject A : I'm white you numbskull.
Subject B : No, a cracker destroys your data. A hacker looks at your data.
Subject A : Does it look like I care?
by Ei0nN August 22, 2004
A huge series of anime and games that is based on an MMORPG called "The World." The .hack titles consist of, in order of the 'timeline'...
.hack//SIGN ...an anime
.hack//LIMINALITY ...an anime
.hack//INFECTION ...the first game in the series
.hack//MUTATION ...the second game
.hack//OUTBREAK ...the third game
.hack//QUARINTINE ...the final game
.hack//LEGEND OF THE TWILIGHT BRACELET ...an anime
.hack//SIGN ...an anime
.hack//LIMINALITY ...an anime
.hack//INFECTION ...the first game in the series
.hack//MUTATION ...the second game
.hack//OUTBREAK ...the third game
.hack//QUARINTINE ...the final game
.hack//LEGEND OF THE TWILIGHT BRACELET ...an anime
The world of .hack could certainly be coming to us in another five years or so, when virtual reality is harnessed completely.
by Kyuubi No Kitsune May 27, 2005
by aecm November 01, 2006
Someone in the film industry, usually a director, who works on projects solely for financial reasons, rather than creative reasons. It is not about a filmmaker who is simply bad. That is a common misconception.
Jon Peters is such a hack, all he cares about making the film marketable, and not about the characters.
by ajhoax October 02, 2008
Hacking mean stealing private info by somthing that is programed my 1010100101010101.
In games hacking is using things players that cannot do. That only the creator can do in the game.
You usally get banned.
In irl hack is doing thing that make life EZ .
The word did not come from computers.
It trully came from the Tech Model Railroad Club state.
In games hacking is using things players that cannot do. That only the creator can do in the game.
You usally get banned.
In irl hack is doing thing that make life EZ .
The word did not come from computers.
It trully came from the Tech Model Railroad Club state.
by Phibun May 21, 2020
Being in the state of victimized by a hacker who has either installed a program into your computer or has gotten into an account of yours with programs or just good skillz.
by Gina March 29, 2005
Using something and change it, and make it do what you want with it.
Commonly used in the opensource communety becose every one can (re)use eatch other source code.
Confusing a computer program to give you access to that machine is also a hack. Doing this becose you want to test securety is a white hat
Intendedly useing a hack to take over that pc to do your bidding is a cracker or black hat.
Downloading hacks and try them to gain access to a computer with out knowing that it realy does is a script kiddy
Commonly used in the opensource communety becose every one can (re)use eatch other source code.
Confusing a computer program to give you access to that machine is also a hack. Doing this becose you want to test securety is a white hat
Intendedly useing a hack to take over that pc to do your bidding is a cracker or black hat.
Downloading hacks and try them to gain access to a computer with out knowing that it realy does is a script kiddy
putting linux on the nintendo DS is a good example of hacking.
the DS was not intended to do it but they made it do it.
the DS was not intended to do it but they made it do it.
by Diederik February 14, 2006