A black-hat-hacker is one who discovers vulnerabilities and uses it for their own benefit. One such hacker named Kevin Poulsen in the 80’s hacked into telephone lines for a Los Angeles radio station. By doing so, he was the 102nd caller and won a Porsche 944 along with other prizes. He was on the FBI’s most wanted list when he hacked into federal systems and stole wiretap information. In 1991, he was captured. He pleaded guilty to seven counts of mail, wire and computer fraud, money laundering, obstruction of justice and for obtaining information on covert businesses run by the FBI.
A white-hat-hacker is one who finds the vulnerabilities and calls attention to them, so they can be fixed. Dan “Effugas” Kaminsky, a white hat hacker, in
A white-hat-hacker is one who finds the vulnerabilities and calls attention to them, so they can be fixed. Dan “Effugas” Kaminsky, a white hat hacker, in