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Types of Computer Hackers

Friday, May 08, 2009
 

Instructions

White Hat

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    White Hat hackers are individuals who hack into computer systems solely to see how the computer's security systems work.

Black Hat

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    Black Hat hackers are the complete opposite of "White Hats." Black Hats break into security systems in order to steal credit card numbers, vandalize websites or otherwise do harm.

Grey Hats

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    Grey Hat hackers are morally ambiguous. They act in their own self-interests and do not think about the legal reprocussions of their actions. They do not actively seek to break the law, but are not concerned if such is the outcome.

Hacktivist

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    Hacktivists are individuals who hack websites to further some form of political or social agenda.

Script Kiddie

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    Script Kiddies are faux-hackers. They use pre-packaged, pre-written software to slip past Internet security protocols and are generally looked down upon in the various hacking communities.

Cyberterrorists

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    As the name implies, cyberterrorists use computers to engage in acts of terrorism, often times using DoS (Denial of Service) attacks to crash government websites.

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