To the mainstream media,
hacker = someone doing bad things on the internet.
well,as far as i concern:
cracker = someone doing bad things on the internet/machines.while,
hacker = someone doing bad things on the internet/machines/programs to discover any vulnerabilities of those stuff and team up with particular in-charge person to tackle all the flaws and lacks.
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To the mainstream media,
hacker = someone doing bad things on the internet.
well,as far as i concern:
cracker = someone doing bad things on the internet/machines.while,
hacker = someone doing bad things on the internet/machines/programs to discover any vulnerabilities of those stuff and team up with particular in-charge person to tackle all the flaws and lacks.