What is the difference
between hacking and cracking?
Answer:
They are both the
same thing...Sort of.
A hacker is a
person who is proficient with computers and/or programming to an elite level
where they know all of the in's and out's of a system. There is NO illegality
involved with being a hacker.
A cracker is a
hacker who uses their proficiency for personal gains outside of the law. EX:
stealing data, changing bank accounts, distributing viruses etc.
What the hacker
does with their knowledge of systems within the definition of the law is what
defines them as a hacker vs a cracker. It's then safe to say that all crackers
are hackers, but not all hackers are crackers. This is an important
distinction.
The term cracker and hacker are used interchangeably
(albeit incorrectly) largely due to the ignorance of the general populace,
especially the media.
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