A hacker is a person who creates and modifies computer software and computer hardware, including computer programming, administration, and security-related items. The term usually bears strong connotations, but may be either positive or negative depending on cultural context (see the Hacker definition controversy).

In computer programming, a hacker is a programmer who hacks or reaches a goal by employing a series of modifications to exploit or extend existing code or resources. For some, hacker has a negative connotation and refers to a person who "hacks" or uses kludges to accomplish programming tasks that are ugly, inelegant, and inefficient. This negative form of the noun "hack" is even used among users of the positive sense of "hacker".

In computer security, a hacker is a person who specializes in work with the security mechanisms for computer and network systems. While including those who endeavor to strengthen such mechanisms, it more often is used (especially in the Mass Media) to refer to those who seek access despite them.

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India caught in the hackers net - Business Standard
Sun, 11 May 2008 09:36:02 -0000
India caught in the hackers netBusiness Standard, India - 3 hours agoPTI / New Delhi May 11, 2008 With hackers across the borders wagging a cyber war, India's security agencies are now busy protecting the country's cyberspace ...
Hackers' posts on epilepsy forum cause migraines, seizures - The Associated Press
Wed, 07 May 2008 23:30:33 -0000
ABC NewsHackers' posts on epilepsy forum cause migraines, seizuresThe Associated Press - May 7, 2008But in a rare example of an attack apparently motivated by malice rather than money, hackers recently bombarded the Epilepsy Foundation's Web site with ...Seizures Caused By Hackers' Posts On Epilepsy Forum SFistHealth Highlights: May 8, 2008 Washington PostHacker Activity Causes Seizures in Highly Vulnerable Audience RedOrbitall 197 news articles
Hackers Find a New Place to Hide Rootkits - PC World
Fri, 09 May 2008 21:03:57 -0000
Hackers Find a New Place to Hide RootkitsPC World - May 9, 2008Being divorced from the operating system makes the SMM rootkit stealthy, but it also means that hackers have to write this driver code expressly for the ...
Hackers 3 Safa 0 Porn pirates play dirty on association’s website - Sunday World
Sun, 11 May 2008 00:02:42 -0000
Hackers 3 Safa 0 Porn pirates play dirty on association’s websiteSunday World, South Africa - 12 hours agoA short visit to Safa’s website this week exposed the national association’s poor goalkeeping skills – Internet hackers seem to have had fun posting ...
Counterfeit Chinese Technology: Gateway for Hackers? - ABC News
Fri, 09 May 2008 22:28:31 -0000
Webware/CnetCounterfeit Chinese Technology: Gateway for Hackers?ABC News - May 9, 2008... computer hardware from China installed in US government computer networks might be a secret gateway for hackers to tap into secure government databases. ...FBI probe nets counterfeit Chinese networking parts CNET News.comFBI probes counterfeit China computer parts ReutersAttack on epilepsy site prompts near seizures ZDNet Asiaall 1,352 news articles
Hackers cost TV companies £1.6m - Daily Post
Sat, 10 May 2008 11:33:57 -0000
Hackers cost TV companies £1.6mDaily Post, UK - May 10, 2008BROADCASTERS lost an estimated £1.6 million because of a website which provided advice to modify TV set top receivers and encryption cards, a court heard ...

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