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Ethical Hacking - Interview Questions
What are the different types of hackers?
The types of hackers are :
 
Black Hat Hackers or Crackers :  Illegally, they hack sytems to gain unauthorized access and cause disruptions in operations or steal sensitive data.

White Hat Hackers or Ethical Hackers : These hackers hack systems and networks for the assessment of potential vulnerabilities or threats legally and with prior permission.

Grey Box Hackers : They assess the security weakness of a computer system or network without the owner’s permission but bring it to their attention later.
Aside from these three types, there are also other types of miscellaneous hackers.

Apart from the above well-known hackers, there are miscellaneous hackers based on what they hack and how they do it :
 
Hacktivist : The person who utilizes technology for announcing social, religious, or political messages. Mostly hacktivism includes website defacement or denial-of-service attacks.  

Script Kiddie : The one who enters into the computer system using the automation tools written by others and has less knowledge of the underlying concept, hence the term kiddie.
 
Elite Hackers : This is a social message among hackers that describes the most skilled ones. Recently identified exploits will circulate among these hackers.

Neophyte : They are also known as green hat hacker or newbie who has no knowledge about the workings of technology and hacking.

Blue Hat : The one who is outside of computer security consulting firms try to attempt a bug test to a system before its launch to find out the weaknesses and close the gaps. 

Red hat : They are a blend of both black hat and white hat hackers, usually employed by top security agencies, government agencies, etc., that fall under the category of sensitive information.
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