LEARN HACKING ONLINE | WHAT IS HACKING | INTRODUCTION & TYPES

LEARN HACKING ONLINE | WHAT IS HACKING | INTRODUCTION & TYPES

A hacker is a person who has access to vulnerabilities in computer systems and / or networks. Hackers are usually very smart computer programmers with a good knowledge of computer security. Hackers are categorized into 6 types according to the purpose of their actions.

Ethical Hacker (White hat):

A hacker who gains access to systems with a view to fix the identified weaknesses. They may also perform penetration Testing and vulnerability assessments.

Cracker (Black hat):

A hacker who gains unauthorized access to computer systems for personal gain. The intent is usually to steal corporate data, violate privacy rights, transfer funds from bank accounts etc.

Grey hat:

A hacker who is in between ethical and black hat hackers. He/she breaks into computer systems without authority with a view to identify weaknesses and reveal them to the system owner.

Script kiddies:

A non-skilled person who gains access to computer systems using already made tools.

Hacktivist:

A hacker who use hacking to send social, religious, and political, etc. messages. This is usually done by hijacking websites and leaving the message on the hijacked website.

WPhreaker:

A hacker who identifies and exploits weaknesses in telephones instead of computers.

So hopefully this article will be enough to look at our hacking lesson. We will talk about Cyber crime and Ethical Hacking in the next article. Don't forget to join this lesson. We will meet again in Hacking Part 2. Leave your comments below. Do not forget to share the article too.