Ethical Hacking

General Knowledge About Hacking And Hackers

Hi guys, how are you all? Hope all are fine.

I know most of you guys know about this , after that also I am going to share it only for beginners.

What is hacking?
Most of we think that hacking is a crime but I assure u that “Hacking is not a crime, it’s an art of logic”. Hacking is unauthorized use of computer and network resources. (The term “hacker” originally meant a very gifted programmer. In recent years though, with easier access to multiple systems, it now has negative implications.)

Who is a hacker?
A hacker is someone who likes to tinker with electronics or computer systems. Hackers like to explore and learn how computer systems work, finding ways to make them do what they do better, or do things they weren’t intended to do. The person who is consistently engaging in hacking activities, and has accepted hacking as a lifestyle and philosophy of their choice, is called a hacker.

Types of hackers:

There are three types of hackers.

1.WHITE HAT HACKERS –

These are considered the good guys. White hat hackers don’t use their skills for illegal purposes. They usually become Computer Security experts and help protect people from the Black Hats.

2.BLACK HAT HACKERS –

These are considered the bad guys. Black hat hackers usually use their skills maliciously for personal gain. They are the people that hack banks, steal credit cards, and deface websites.

These two terms came from the old western movies where the good guys wore white hats and the bad guys wore black hats.

3. GREY HAT HACKERS-

A grey hat, in the hacking community, refers to a skilled hacker who sometimes acts illegally, sometimes in good will, and sometimes not. They are a hybrid between white and black hat hackers. They usually do not hack for personal gain or have malicious intentions, but may or may not occasionally commit crimes during the course of their technological exploits.

Hacker Hierarchy:

(i)SCRIPTS KIDDIES –

These are the wannabe hackers. They are looked down upon in the hacker community because they are the people that make hackers look bad. Script kiddies usually have no hacking skills and use the tools developed by other hackers without any knowledge of what’s happening behind the scenes.

(ii)INTERMEDIATE HACKERS –

These people usually know about computers, networks, and have enough programming knowledge to understand relatively what a script might do, but like the script kiddies they use pre-developed well-known exploits (- a piece of code that takes advantage of a bug or vulnerability in a piece of software that allows you to take control of a computer system) to carry out attacks.

(iii)ELITE HACKERS –

These are the skilled hackers. They are the ones that write the many hacker tools and exploits out there. They can break into systems and hide their tracks or make it look like someone else did it. You should strive to eventually reach this level.

(iv)NOOBS-

Those who are just started learning hacking called noobs,Actually they are the beginner.

I hope now you know what is hacking and what are hackers and what they do usually.

Keep visiting us and surely I’ll make you a great hacker from a general computer user.