Who are Hackers and what are their types?

 

The world is growing rapidly. we are inventing new devices every day for the ease of humans. We are trying our best to secure our information. Where the people who are trying to make a secure system there are also people who are trying to break these secure systems. We use the term Hacker them. Let’s see the term Hacker in more detail.

Who is a Hacker?
A hacker is a person who has great knowledge of

“How computers and different systems work?”. All the hackers are not bad. We have three different categories of Hackers.

Types Of Hacker

1- Black Hat Hacker
2- White Hat Hacker
3- Grey Hat Hacker

1- Black Hat Hackers:
The Black Hat Hackers are also known as crackers. They use their knowledge to get access to a user and steal their identity, credit card information, and many more. They hack systems without getting permission. They can be hired by governments, terrorists, and different private organizations to harm other organizations and governments.

2- White Hat Hackers:
The White Hat Hackers use their knowledge and skills to help organizations to find vulnerabilities in their software and systems. They can also tell them a way to secure or fix vulnerabilities from their system. But, they charge extra money for them.

3- Grey Hat Hackers:
The Grey Hat Hackers are somehow between Black and White Hat Hackers. They get unauthorized access to a system and show them to a system administrator or security architect as proof. They charge money to fix the vulnerabilities and if they don’t get their money. They leave the system without harming them.

What are the motives of Hackers?

There can be any motive of a hacker. Let us discuss common ones.

1- MONEY

2- STATUS

3- CAUSE

4- ENTERTAINMENT

and many more.

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