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What are the different types of hackers?

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  The word “hacking” is quite familiar to almost everyone today. Some might even think of it as a synonym for anything pertaining to a software or network security testing. However, (everyone) might not be fully aware of the concept and what hackers do. They believe that a hacker is something like -- being a self-taught programmer who had modified computer hardware or software to use them in ways outside the developer’s control. This is an outdated and narrow definition -- anyone who fits these parameters does not classify as a “hacker”. Before we look at various periods of hacking history, let us define what exactly we are talking about. Who are hackers you might ask? Why they are the best! Hackers are skilled and confident individuals that know a lot of stuff when it comes to computer science. One who is so-called a hacker uses his/her expertise in computation to find errors or bugs in software. He/she then hacks into a particular computer system. Very few of these developers h