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Explain the Hackers, Crackers, and Other Attackers.

Explain the Hackers, Crackers, and Other Attackers.

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Kavungya
i). Hackers
- Original hackers created the Unix operating system and helped build the Internet, Usenet, and World Wide Web; and, used their skills to test the strength and integrity of computer systems
- Over time, the term hacker came to be applied to rogue programmers who illegally break into computers and networks
ii). Crackers
- People who engage in unlawful or damaging hacking short for “criminal hackers”
iii). Other attackers
•“Script kiddies” are ego-driven, unskilled crackers who use information and software (scripts) that they download from the Internet to inflict damage on targeted sites
Kavungya answered the question on May 9, 2019 at 13:54

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