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What Is Hacking & Types of Hacking

Hacking involves gaining unauthorized access to computer systems or networks. It has existed for almost five decades since the first known event at MIT in 1960. Hacking can be done to harm systems or steal information, but can also be done ethically to test weaknesses for protection. There are different types of hacking such as website, network, email, ethical, password, and computer hacking.

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What Is Hacking & Types of Hacking

Hacking involves gaining unauthorized access to computer systems or networks. It has existed for almost five decades since the first known event at MIT in 1960. Hacking can be done to harm systems or steal information, but can also be done ethically to test weaknesses for protection. There are different types of hacking such as website, network, email, ethical, password, and computer hacking.

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What is Hacking

Hacking has been a part of computing for What is


almost five decades and it is a very broad Hacking?
discipline, which covers a wide range of topics.
The first known event of hacking had taken
place in 1960 at MIT and at the same time, the
term "Hacker" was originated.
Hacking is the act of finding the possible entry
points that exist in a computer system or a
computer network and finally entering into
them. Hacking is usually done to gain
unauthorized access to a computer system or
a computer network, either to harm the
systems or to steal sensitive information
available on the computer.
Hacking is usually legal as long as it is
being done to find weaknesses in a
computer or network system for testing
purpose. This sort of hacking is what we
call Ethical Hacking.

A computer expert who does the


act of hacking is called a
"Hacker". Hackers are those who
seek knowledge, to understand
how systems operate, how they
are designed, and then attempt
to play with these systems.
Type Of Hacking
We can segregate hacking into different categories, based on what is
being hacked. Here is a set of examples

 Website Hacking 

 Network Hacking

 Email Hacking

 Ethical Hacking

 Password Hacking

 Computer Hacking
Website Hacking
Hacking a website means taking unauthorized control
over a web server and its associated software such as
databases and other interfaces.

Network Hacking

Hacking a network means gathering


information about a network by using tools
like Telnet, NS lookup, Ping, Tracert, Netstat,
etc. with the intent to harm the network
system and hamper its operation.
Email Hacking
It includes getting unauthorized access on an
Email account and using it without taking the
consent of its owner.

Ethical Hacking
Ethical hacking involves finding weaknesses in
a computer or network system for testing
purpose and finally getting them fixed.
Password Hacking
This is the process of recovering secret
passwords from data that has been stored in
or transmitted by a computer system.

Computer Hacking
This is the process of stealing computer ID
and password by applying hacking methods
and getting unauthorized access to a
computer system.

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