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There are three main types of hackers: black hat, white hat, and grey hat. Black hat hackers attempt to gain unauthorized access to systems for malicious reasons like stealing data or disrupting networks. White hat hackers, also called ethical hackers, are permitted to hack systems to strengthen security by finding vulnerabilities. They disclose all issues they discover. Grey hat hackers also exploit vulnerabilities, but do so without malicious intent and notify authorities or owners of issues.

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There are three main types of hackers: black hat, white hat, and grey hat. Black hat hackers attempt to gain unauthorized access to systems for malicious reasons like stealing data or disrupting networks. White hat hackers, also called ethical hackers, are permitted to hack systems to strengthen security by finding vulnerabilities. They disclose all issues they discover. Grey hat hackers also exploit vulnerabilities, but do so without malicious intent and notify authorities or owners of issues.

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17SOECE11012 COMPUTER NETWORK AND SECURITY(CE716) Sem-7/CE-1

Pre-Activity 2

Type of Hacker:-

Hacking often refers to the unauthorized intrusion into a network or computer; normally carried
out by one or more “hackers.” However, a hacker can be anyone. They can be an individual like you or
me.  They can work solo or be employed by an organization that has the motive to disrupt something or
cause havoc––unnecessarily. Often, they look to alter security systems to achieve their goal, which
differs from the actual purpose of the system.
There are also many organizations who hire hackers as a part of their staff. These hackers use their skills
to find flaws, vulnerable areas, and weak spots in the organization’s security system. This is done to find
and fix the weaknesses and prevent malicious hackers from breaking in the security system.

Types of Hackers around the Globe


White, black, and grey refer to the relationship between the hacker and the systems they are attacking.

‘Black Hat’ Hackers


The term “black hat” originated from Western movies, where the bad guys wore black hats and the good
guys wore white hats.[1]
A black-hat hacker is an individual who attempts to gain unauthorized entry into a system or network to
exploit them for malicious reasons. The black-hat hacker does not have any permission or authority to
compromise their targets. They try to inflict damage by compromising security systems, altering
functions of websites and networks, or shutting down systems. They often do so to steal or gain access
to passwords, financial information, and other personal data.

‘White Hat’ Hackers


White-hat hackers, on the other hand, are deemed to be the good guys, working with organizations to
strengthen the security of a system. A white hat has permission to engage the targets and to compromise
them within the prescribed rules of engagement.
White-hat hackers are often referred to as ethical hackers. This individual specializes in ethical hacking
tools, techniques, and methodologies to secure an organization’s information systems.
Unlike black-hat hackers, ethical hackers exploit security networks and look for backdoors when they
are legally permitted to do so. White-hat hackers always disclose every vulnerability they find in the
company’s security system so that it can be fixed before they are being exploited by malicious actors.
Some Fortune 50 companies like Facebook, Microsoft, and Google also use white-hat hackers.

‘Grey Hat’ Hackers:-


Grey hats exploit networks and computer systems in the way that black hats do, but do so without any
malicious intent, disclosing all loopholes and vulnerabilities to law enforcement agencies or intelligence
agencies.
Usually, grey-hat hackers surf the net and hack into computer systems to notify the administrator or the
owner that their system/network contains one or more vulnerabilities that must be fixed immediately.
Grey hats may also extort the hacked, offering to correct the defect for a nominal fee.

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