Who is the hacker?

Who is a Hacker?

1. Excellent computer skills.

 Intelligent individual with excellent computer skills, with the ability to create and explore into the computers software and hardware hobby. For some hackers, hacking is a hobby to see how many computers or networks he/she can compromise.

2.     Do illegal things.

Their intent can either be to gain knowledge or to poke around to do illegal things.

3.     Malicious Intent. 

Some do hacking with malicious intent behind their escapades, like stealing business data, credit card information, social security numbers, email passwords, etc.

4.     Hacktivism.

Hacktivism is an act of promoting a political agenda by hacking, especially by defacing or disabling websites. The person who does these things is known as hacktivist.

Ø  Hacktivism thieves in an environment where information is easily accessible.

Ø  It aims to send a message through hacking activities and gain visibility for a cause.

Ø  Common targets include government agencies, multinational corporations, or any other entity perceived as “bad” or “wrong” by these groups or individuals.

Ø  It remains a fact, however, that gaining unauthorized access is a crime, no matter what the intention is.

Ø  Hacktivism is motivated by revenge, political or social reasons, ideology, vandalism protest, and a desire to humiliate victims.