Hacking: -
An unauthorized access to a computer
without any permission is called hacking. An individual who perform hacking
activities is called hacker.
Hacker: -
Hacker is an individual who is very
skillful in Information Technology. He uses his technical skills to bypass,
breach system’s security. Hacker uses his knowledge i.e. programming, network,
database and other IT Knowledge in order to perform hacking (breach, bypassing,
crack) on system/device’s security.
How Hacking is performed: -
The Hacker is very skillful,
knowledgeable person so, he uses different techniques in order to find the
loopholes in the system’s security. Hacker do zero click/day attacks when he
finds the vulnerability in applications/devices/websites. He also uses
Malwares, Trojans, Backdoors, Botnets and other malicious softwares in order to
gain access to system or hack people’s data.
Types of Hackers: -
(1)
Black Hat Hackers
(2)
White Hat Hackers
(3)
Gray Hat Hackers
(4)
Scripts Kiddies
(5)
Green Hat Hackers
(6)
Blue Hat Hackers
(7)
Red Hat Hackers
(8)
State/Nation
Sponsored Hackers
(9)
Hacktivists
(10)
Malicious insider
or Whistleblower
1: Black Hat Hackers: -
Black Hat Hackers known as Bad/criminal
Hackers are very skillful hackers and use their skills on bad intent. They find
loopholes or breach the security and get unauthorized access to government,
companies or people’s device’s and steal personal information like credit
card’s number and sell them on dark markets from which they get a lot of
profit.
2: White Hat Hackers: -
White Hat Hackers known as Good/Ethical
Hackers are certified hackers. They have authorized access to company’s systems.
They hack the systems on good intent, to find the loopholes or vulnerability
and fix them, to save the devices from external attack by Black Hat Hackers.
3: Gray Hat Hackers: -
The Gray Hat Hackers falls between the
Black Hat and White Hat Hackers. These types of hackers work with either good
or bad intentions. They can be good or bad Hackers.
4: Scripts Kiddies: -
Script Kiddies are the type of Hackers
who are less experience or less skillful to create their own tools to perform
hacking attacks. They use the scripts of others hackers to hack computers.
5: Green Hat Hackers: -
Green Hat Hackers are the types of
hackers who are in learning stage. They are different from script kiddies due
to their intentions. They intent to become profession hacker. They are looking
for a professional hackers to teach them high level hacking.
6: Blue Hat Hackers:-
Blue Hat Hackers are similar to script
kiddies. The intent is to learn missing. They use Hacking as their weapon. They
use Malwares or viruses they find online and modify it to their needs. They
often hack the organization or people whom they want to take revenge.
7: Red Hat Hackers: -
Red Hat Hackers are similar to White Hat
Hackers. They take very aggressive steps to stop the Black Hat Hackers. They do
anything to stop Black Hat Hackers like they hack into systems or even they destroy
the data or system to stop Black Hat Hackers.
8: State/Nation Sponsored Hackers: -
As the name indicates that these are the
types of hackers sponsored by government to attack others country in order to
spy on them and steal their agencies or crucial data which they use against
them.
9: Hacktivists: -
Hacktivists are types of hackers who
hack government’s websites or data.
10:
Malicious insider or Whistleblower: -
These types of hackers are the employs
in the company and leaks the same company Data from which the company face a
very big loss due to the leak by these insider hackers.
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