Ethical Hacking - Famous Hackers

In this part, we will have a brief synopsis of some of the famous Hackers and how they became famous.

Jonathan James

Jonathan James was an American hacker, illfamous as the first juvenile sent to prison for cybercrime in United States. He committed suicide in 2008 of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. 

In 1999, at the age of 16, he gained access to several computers by breaking the password of a server that belonged to NASA and stole the source code of the International Space Station among other sensitive information.

Ian Murphy

Ian Murphy, also known as Captain Zap, at one point of time was having high school students steal computer equipment for him. Ian selfproclaims to have been "the first hacker ever convicted of a crime". 

Ian's career as a master hacker was fabricated in 1986 after he and his unemployed wife decided to form some type of business.

He has a long history of computer and Internet frauds. One of his favourite games is to forge Email headers and to send out third-party threat letters

Mark Abene

Mark Abene, known around the world by his pseudonym Phiber Optik, is an information security expert and entrepreneur. He was a high-profile hacker in the 1980s and early 1990s. 
He was one of the first hackers to openly debate 
and defend the positive merits
 of ethical hacking as a beneficial tool to industry.

 

His expertise spreads across penetration studies, on-site security assessments, secure code reviews, security policy review and generation, systems and network architecture, systems administration and network management, among many others. His clientele includes American Express, UBS, First USA, Ernst & Young, KPMG and others.

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Advantage & Disadvantages & Purpose of Hacking

Advantages of Hacking

Hacking is quite useful in the following scenarios
 −·        To recover lost information, especially in case you lost your password.
·        To perform penetration testing to strengthen computer and network security.
·        To put adequate preventative measures in place to prevent security breaches.
·        To have a computer system that prevents malicious hackers from gaining access.

Disadvantages of Hacking

Hacking is quite dangerous if it is done with harmful intent. It can cause −

·        Massive security breach.

·        Unauthorized system access on private information.

·        Privacy violation.

·        Hampering system operation.

·        Denial of service attacks.

·        Malicious attack on the system.

 

Purpose of Hacking

There could be various positive and negative intentions behind performing hacking activities. Here is a list of some probable reasons why people indulge in hacking activities −

·        Just for fun

·        Show-off

·        Steal important information

·        Damaging the system

·        Hampering privacy

·        Money extortion

·        System security testing

·        To break policy compliance

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 TYPE'S OF HACKER'S(PART-2)

A computer expert who does the act of hacking is called a "Hacker". Hackers are those who seek knowledge, to understand how systems operate, how they are designed, and then attempt to play with these systems....

Today We Discuss Some Different Type's Of Hackers-

• Script kiddy (or script kiddie)

Script kiddy (sometimes spelled kiddie) is a derogative term, originated by the more sophisticated crackers of computer security systems, for the more immature, but unfortunately often just as dangerous exploiter of security lapses on the Internet. The typical script kiddy uses existing and frequently well-known and easy-to-find techniques and programs or scripts to search for and exploit weaknesses in other computers on the Internet - often randomly and with little regard or perhaps even understanding of the potentially harmful consequences. Hackers view script kiddies with alarm and contempt since they do nothing to advance the "art" of hacking but sometimes unleashing the wrath of authority on the entire hacker community.

• Neophyte

A neophyte, "n00b", or "newbie" or "Green Hat Hacker" is someone who is new to hacking or phreaking and has almost no knowledge or experience of the workings of technology and hacking.

• Blue Hat Hackers

A blue hat hacker is someone outside computer security consulting firms who is used to bug-test a system prior to its launch. They look for loopholes that can be exploited and try to close these gaps. Microsoft also uses the term BlueHat to represent a series of security briefing events.

• Hacktivist

A hacktivist is a hacker who utilizes technology to announce a social, ideological, religious, or political message. In general, most hacktivism involves website defacement or denialof-service attacks..

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 Types of Hackers(Part-1)

🔱🔱There are various type of hackers🔱🔱

•   Cracker

•   White hat

•   Black hat

•   Grey hat

•   Elite hacker

Now lates Read about this hacker, Whats They do asper Their names

🔓 Cracker

 “A cracker is an individual who attempts to access computer systems without authorization. These individuals are often malicious, as opposed to hackers, and have many means at their disposal for breaking into a system.”

🔰   WhiteHat Hackers

White hat hackers choose to use their powers for good rather than evil. Also known as “ethical hackers,” white hat hackers can sometimes be paid employees or contractors working for companies as security specialists that attempt to find security holes via hacking.

White hat hackers employ the same methods of hacking as black hats, with one exception- they do it with permission from the owner of the system first, which makes the process completely legal. White hat hackers perform penetration testing, test in-place security systems and perform vulnerability assessments for companies. There are even courses, training, conferences and certifications for ethical hacking

🔱 BlackHat Hackers

Their primary motivation is usually for personal or financial gain, but they can also be involved in cyber espionage, protest or perhaps are just addicted to the thrill of cybercrime. Black hat hackers can range from amateurs getting their feet wet by spreading malware, to experienced hackers that aim to steal data, specifically financial information, personal information and login credentials. Not only do black hat hackers seek to steal data, they also seek to modify or destroy data as well.

🔰 GreyHat Hackers

These types of hackers are not inherently malicious with their intentions; they’re just looking to get something out of their discoveries for themselves. Usually, grey hat hackers will not exploit the found vulnerabilities. However, this type of hacking is still considered illegal because the hacker did not receive permission from the owner prior to attempting to attack the system.

🔱 Elite Hacker 

Members of the gifted segment of the Computer Underground seen by their cyber colleagues to have special hacking talent. Recently, the label “elite” has been altered to include not only the ethical tester of virtual boundaries but also the detector of cyber sabotage. Unlike crackers, elite hackers avoid deliberately destroying information or otherwise damaging the computer systems they have exploited.

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Who Is Hacker's

 

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Introduction

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Hacking has been a part of computing for almost five decades and it is a very broad discipline, which covers a wide range of topics. The first known event of hacking had taken place in 1960 at MIT and at the same time, the term "Hacker" was originated.

Hacking is the act of finding the possible entry points that exist in a computer system or a computer network and finally entering into them. Hacking is usually done to gain unauthorized access to a computer system or a computer network, either to harm the systems or to steal sensitive information available on the computer.

Hacking is usually legal as long as it is being done to find weaknesses in a computer or network system for testing purpose. This sort of hacking is what we call Ethical Hacking.

A computer expert who does the act of hacking is called a "Hacker". Hackers are those who seek knowledge, to understand how systems operate, how they are designed, and then attempt to play with these systems

Who is Hacker? 

 If we turn to the formal definition in the Internet Users’ Glossary under RFC 1392, a hacker is “A person who delights in having an intimate understanding of the internal workings of a system, computers and computer networks in particular. The term is often misused in a pejorative context, where ‘cracker’ would be the correct term.”

In simpler terms, a hacker is someone who uses his/her skills and knowledge to find vulnerabilities in computer systems and helps improve and patch those vulnerabilities. The knowledge they possess about programming, various computer languages, code and general computer security is advanced and used for morally good purposes. They’re normally security professionals who can be hired by organizations to try and break into their systems, to audit DNS and their networks so they can identify any flaws they may have. They’re often employed as part of the red team and blue team.

When hackers find a vulnerability or a threat, they document the process and notify the organization who hired them, or the software vendor who built the system, so that the vulnerability can be fixed before being exploited by malicious actors.

We often see the term white hat, or ethical hacker, linked to these good guys who use their skills for defense purposes.