CIS - Types of Hackers

Black-Hat Hacker

break into other people's computer systems and may just look around or may steal and destroy information

Script Kiddies (AKA Script Bunnies)

find hacking code onthe internet and click-and-point their way into systems to cause damage or spread viruses

Crackers

have criminal intent when hacking

Hactivists

have philosophical and political reasons for breaking into systems and will often deface the website as a protest

Cyberterrorists

seek to cause harm to people or to destroy critical systems or information and use the internet as a weapon of mass destruction

White-Hat Hackers

work at the request of the system owners to find system vulnerabilities and plug the holes