Someone who derives the purpose of hardware and software from its intended use through reverse-engineering or exploiting digital ignorance. There are three types.
White-hats: Hacking for the good. (Goverments, FBI, etc.)
Grey-Hats: Hacking against the law, but for the people. (Think Anonymous.)
Black-Hats: Hacking against the law, for financial or intellectual gain.
White-hats: Hacking for the good. (Goverments, FBI, etc.)
Grey-Hats: Hacking against the law, but for the people. (Think Anonymous.)
Black-Hats: Hacking against the law, for financial or intellectual gain.
by Phexion January 09, 2015
OMG YoUR A hAcKeR iM RePoRtInG YoU!
by DoddyDude08 January 12, 2020
Aunt: "Larry, my internet is not working since 2 days"
Larry: *restarts the router*
Internet: *works*
Aunt: "Oh my gaaaaawsh!! Larry, are you a hacker or what??"
*proceeds to give him a blowjob*
Larry: *restarts the router*
Internet: *works*
Aunt: "Oh my gaaaaawsh!! Larry, are you a hacker or what??"
*proceeds to give him a blowjob*
by IghtImma January 03, 2020
by George March 08, 2004
Pre-Morris Worm:
A programmer who uses low-level features of a computer language or protocol (a hack) to produce results which canonical use can not.
Post-Morris Worm:
A criminal who steals computing resources and data through unauthorized access.
A programmer who uses low-level features of a computer language or protocol (a hack) to produce results which canonical use can not.
Post-Morris Worm:
A criminal who steals computing resources and data through unauthorized access.
I used to consider myself a LISP hacker, but since the sendmail debacle, I had to change my .finger to say "wizard" to keep our idiot congressmen from locking me up for redefining the comma operator.
by Carl Klapper May 14, 2006
Alice: I heard you were a hacker from the OG cyber underground.
Bob: I'm not a hacker, I'm a CISSP.
Mallory: Oh, well in that case, here is some money.
Bob: I'm not a hacker, I'm a CISSP.
Mallory: Oh, well in that case, here is some money.
by dead drop bob February 01, 2016
by Andreid June 06, 2005