This document discusses hacking and the history of notable hacker Robert Tappan Morris. It defines hacking as gaining unauthorized access to a computer system without intending harm. Hackers are classified as white hat, gray hat, or black hat based on their motives. Morris created the first internet worm in 1988 while studying at Cornell, which disrupted many computers and led to him being the first person convicted under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act. The document outlines the details of Morris' worm and criminal case, as well as his later career in computer science.