Type of hacking
Legal hacking or White hat –
Hacking done intentionally to
check for vulnerabilities in their
system.
Black hat – Hacking done to steal
others’ confidential information.
Grey hat – Combination of both
the above. They make use of legal
access to steal unauthorized
data.
Blue hat – Delegating authority
to a third person to check for
bugs in your own system.
Elite – Expert hackers are
referred as Elite hackers.
Script kiddie – Amateur hacker
who uses others ideas and
software for hacking.
Neophyte – Almost new to
internet fundamentals.
Hacktivism – Spreading their
beliefs in the form of message
via the hacked system to others.
Phreaker – Telecomm hacker
who tricks plays with the
telephone and making you do
free ISD calls.
Computer Security Hacker –
hacker knowing the tech spec of
computer security and
networking. Using fragmented
packets to attack the firewall or
ISP.
Academic Hacker – Academic
person doing a research about
hacking.
Hobby Hacker – Hacking done as
a hobby like jail breaking done
on Apple iPhones, modifying
software and hardware, etc.
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