Hacking & Hackers

Hacking & Hackers

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  Hacking & Hackers
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  WHAT IS HACKING? Theprocess of attempting to gain unauthorized access to computer resources is called hacking. WHO IS A HACKER? Hacker is someone who seeks or exploits weakness in a computer system Why do hackers hack ?  Just for fun.  Show off.  Steal important information.  Destroy enemy’s computer network during the war.
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  Types of Hackers White Hat: One who gains access to system with a view to fix the identified weakness.  Cracker(Black hat): One who gains unauthorized access to computer system for their interests. Usually to steal data, violate privacy, and transfer funds from bank accounts.  Gray Hat: A hacker who is between white and black hat hackers. They breaks into computer without authority with a view to identify weakness and reveal them to the system owner.  Script kiddies: A non skilled person who gains access to computers using already made tools.  Hacktivist: A hacker who use hacking to send social, religious and political messages. This is usually done by hijacking websites and leaving message on that website.
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  Phishing Process Send throughChat or any other post to the Victim Phishing website made by the Hacker Hacker Receive ID and Password in the email.
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  TYPES OF HACKING Website Hacking  Network Hacking  Ethical Hacking  Email Hacking  Password Hacking  Online Banking Hacking  Computer Hacking
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  WEBSITE HACKING Hacking awebsite means taking a control from the website owner to a person who hacks the website. NETWORK HACKING Network Hacking generally means gathering information about domain by using tools like Telnets look UP,Ping,Tracert,Netstat etc. over the network .
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  Ethical Hacking Ethical hackingis where a person hacks to find weaknesses in a system and then usually patches them. Email Hacking Email hacking is illicit access to an email account or email correspondence. Password Hacking Password Hacking Password cracking is the process of recovering secret passwords from data that has been stored in or transmitted by a computer system.
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  Online Banking Hacking Onlinebanking Hacking Unauthorized accessing bank accounts without knowing the password or without permission of account holder is known as Online banking hacking. Computer Hacking Computer Hacking is when files on your computer are viewed, created, or edited without your authorization.
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  ADVANTAGES OF HACKING Can be used to recover lost information where the computer password has been lost.  Teaches us that no technology is 100% secure.  It helps the organization better protects its systems and information.  Ethical hacking provides protection against theft.
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  DISADVANTAGES OF HACKING Criminals can use it to their advantage.  It can harm someone’s privacy.  It is illegal.  Hacking leads to financial losses.