Hackers

Hacker
A hacker is someone who exploits weaknesses in computer systems or computer network. Hackers can be motivated by money, power, passion or they just want a challenge. Today, hacker is used to refer to computer criminal. In computer security, a hacker is someone who focuses on security software in computers and attempts to bypass computer security or completely cripple a computer system. There are many different types of hackers. People who use programs written by other professional hackers, that are downloaded from the internet to disrupt a computer system is known as a Script Kiddie. A hacktivist is a hacker that uses his knowledge of computers to publicize a message to the public. A popular  Hacktivist group known as Anonymous recently threatened Israel with a ‘cyber-holocaust’. Hackers excel at finding weaknesses in computer systems and exploiting these weaknesses for their own benefit. Edward Snowden hacked into the NSA and leaked classified documents to the public.