Miscellaneous Hackers
Apart from few well known class hackers , we have following categories of hackers based on what they hack and how they do it-
1. Red Hat Hackers : Red hat hackers are blend of both black hat and white hat hackers . They are usually on the level of Hacking government agencies , top secret information hubs and generally anything that falls under the category of sensitive information.They are also known as the eagle-eyed hackers.
2. Blue Hat Hackers: A blue hat hacker is someone outside computer security consulting firms who bug tests a system prior to its launch, looking for exploits so they can be closed. Blue Hat Hacker also refers to the security professional invited by Microsoft to find vulnerabilities in Windows.
3. Elite Hackers: Elite hacker is the name utilized by the community with the aim of identifying those individuals who are deemed to be as experts in their line of work. These people are actually on the “cutting edge” of both the computer and network industry.
4. Script Kiddie : script kiddie or skiddie is an unskilled individual who uses scripts or programs developed by others to attack computer systems and networks and deface websites.
5. Neophyte: Someone who is new to Hacking or phreaking and has almost no knowledge or experience of the workings of technology and Hacking.
6. Hactivist : A hacker who utilizes technology to announce a social , ideological , religious or political message . In general , most hactivism involves website defacement or denial-of-service attacks.
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