FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTER

COMPUTER THREATS SECURITY

WHAT IS A HACKER

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Check all of the BLACK HAT hackers listed below.
A
Adrian Lamo
B
Donald Knuth
C
Anonymous
D
Larry wall
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Kevin Mitnick is one of the most well-known black hat hackers. At one point, he was the most wanted cybercriminal in the world. He hacked into over forty major corporations, including Motorola and IBM, and even the US National Defense warning system. He was taken into custody and incarcerated in 1995.

Detailed explanation-2: -Black hat hackers are malicious hackers, sometimes called crackers. Black hats lack ethics, sometimes violate laws, and break into computer systems with malicious intent, and they may violate the confidentiality, integrity, or availability of an organization’s systems and data.

Detailed explanation-3: -Often called “hacktivists, ” Anonymous employs coordinated cyberattacks against various world governments, corporations or other groups, often in the name of social or political causes.

Detailed explanation-4: -Kevin Mitnick holds the title as the world’s most famous hacker ever, with this title dating back to 1995 by the US Department of Justice. Kevin Mitnick started hacking at an early age. He broke into the realm of public attention in the 1980s after he hacked into the North American Defense Command (NORAD).

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