There are thee types of hackers white hat, Grey hat, and black hat :-
If a white hat hacker finds a fault in a security system ie. a website then they will inform the owner immediately.
whereas if a Grey hat hacker finds a fault he will do what he feels like at the time ie. exploiting the site OR informing the owner.
A black hat hacker if they find a fault will immediately exploit the site for there own benefitial gain ie. advertising and infecting other computers with "viruses" to gain access to more sites.
So a hacker can be many things from protecting systems by informing the owners or Exploiting and stealing data.
The most common name for the destructive type of "hacker" is a "cracker" i always try to refer to a bad hacker as a cracker to avoid confusion.
If a white hat hacker finds a fault in a security system ie. a website then they will inform the owner immediately.
whereas if a Grey hat hacker finds a fault he will do what he feels like at the time ie. exploiting the site OR informing the owner.
A black hat hacker if they find a fault will immediately exploit the site for there own benefitial gain ie. advertising and infecting other computers with "viruses" to gain access to more sites.
So a hacker can be many things from protecting systems by informing the owners or Exploiting and stealing data.
The most common name for the destructive type of "hacker" is a "cracker" i always try to refer to a bad hacker as a cracker to avoid confusion.
Try to be secure your website & your e-commerce bank account from hacker/cracker.
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