Types of hackers

We can classify hackers into categories based on their intentions. If the aim of the hacker is to damage or to steal information, then they are classed as a black hat hacker. If it is a security professional with the goal of securing a systems, then they are classed as a white hat hacker. The description is as follows:

• Black hat hackers: These are individuals or groups that use their computer skills to gain access to information using malicious techniques, for various reasons, for example, financial gain.
• White hat Hackers: These are information security professionals. Their main role is to protect information systems against black hat hackers.
• Gray hat hackers: These work both offensively and defensively.
• Script kiddies: Usually, these are unskilled individuals who use tools and scripts, without knowing how they work.
• Hacktivists: These are hackers with a political agenda or defenders of a cause.