“Hacker.” What are your thoughts when you hear that word? A few teenagers or a man in his early 20’s that lives in the basement of his parents’ house, trying to do something he should not be doing? A criminal…a random stranger that you don’t know but they are getting to know you because they are stealing your identity? Or a single person or group of people that have a political agenda of some kind? The image portrayed by the media is not pretty. For those that believe mainstream media, whether it’s by reading the newspaper or watching the news, hackers should be feared. They are people that are committing crimes and need to be stopped. There are several types of hackers and various levels of hacking. The most common types of hackers are known as Black Hat, Gray Hat, and White hat hackers. How are they different?

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