This document discusses hacker culture and different types of hackers. It defines hackers as people who gain unauthorized access to computer systems and networks, and outlines 4 main types of hackers: white hat hackers who test security systems for good, black hat hackers who break into systems illegally, script kiddies who use pre-existing hacking programs, and hacktivists who hack for political or social reasons. The document also provides some examples of notable hacking cases from 1994 and 2000.

1. HACKER CULTURE
JACK HSU
Assignment 1

2. WHAT IS IT?
Hacker culture: deals with hacking ethics and hackers themselves
Hacker:
1. One that hacks
2. An expert at programming and solving problems with a hacker
3. A person who illegally gains access to and sometimes tampers with
information in a computer system
4. Unauthorized use of a system/network

3. PBS HACKERS
• Hacking happens to everyone
• Not all hacking is with bad intention
• Hackers improve the internet by telling companies bout loop holes
• Example: Dmitry
• Some companies Microsoft aren’t devoting enough time
• Many hackers just for do it just personal pleasure

4. Right
or
Wrong?
THE ARGUMENT
IS IT RIGHT?
IS IT WRONG?

5. BUT…TYPES OF HACKERS
1.White Hat hackers:
-Aka Good guys
-They are the professionals
-Test systems and security systems
Usually wont cover tracks

6. BUT…TYPES OF HACKERS
2.Black hat hackers
-Opposite of white(obviously)
-Iconic image image
-Break into computers and networks
-Computer viruses
-Identify theft, passwords, credit card

7. BUT…TYPES OF HACKERS
3.Script kiddies:
-Black hat hackers
But….
Uses others programs
Download from internet etc
to make themselves popular

8. BUT…TYPES OF HACKERS
4.Hacktivists
May be motivated by
Religion
Politics
Revenge
Wrong doing
Harass
=Own entertainment

9. BUT…TYPES OF HACKERS
5.State sponsored hackers:
To protect military
Hired
To hack into other system(with gov permission)

10. BUT…TYPES OF HACKERS
6.Spy hacker
Hired hackers
Expose other corporation:
Secrets
Plans
For the companies own good

11. BUT…TYPES OF HACKERS
7. Cyber terrorists
Motivated by religion & political beliefs
Goal is to create:
Fear
Chaos
Panic
Maybe even death
Most dangerous
Wide range of skills and goals

12. WAYS TO HACK
Password hack
Virus hacking
Email hacking
Site Hacking
Credit Card hacking
Linux Hacking
Most Common social engineering’s

13. A FEW CASES
1.
1994, Phonemasters 1.85mil from Spring, AT&T and others, changed FBI
line to sex chat line
2.
1994, Vladimir Levin hacked into Citibank $10mil first internet bank
robbery. All but 400k. 3 years jail. 240K to citibank
3. 2000, DdoS(distributed denial of service).
Yahoo, eBay, buy.com, CNN, Dell, Amazon, Zdnet, E*trade, Excite.
Estimate 1.7 billion lost. Aka Mafiaboy Montreal, 15YO

14. SAFE YOURSELF!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPtTJYtfAUs

15. PICK A SIDE
1.HACKING IS BAD PERIOD.
2.Hacking is good when its for good intentions and not harming anyone
3.Hacking is good either good or bad intentions

16. BIBLIOGRAPHY
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