life hack). Reflecting the two types of hackers, there are two definitions of the word "hacker": Originally, hacker simply meant advanced computer technology...

The Hack Computer is a theoretical computer design created by Noam Nisan and Shimon Schocken and described in their book, The Elements of Computing Systems:...

security hacker or security researcher is someone who explores methods for breaching or bypassing defenses and exploiting weaknesses in a computer system...

internal workings of a system, computers and computer networks in particular." As documented in the Jargon File, these hackers are disappointed by the mass...

A white hat (or a white-hat hacker, a whitehat) is an ethical security hacker. Ethical hacking is a term meant to imply a broader category than just penetration...

a variant of the Shamoon wiper malware to erase Sony's computer infrastructure. During the hack, the group demanded that Sony withdraw its then-upcoming...

(respectively) military slang. The Jargon File (a.k.a. The New Hacker's Dictionary), a glossary of computer programmer slang maintained by Eric S. Raymond, differentiates...

Hackers: Heroes of the Computer Revolution (ISBN 0-385-19195-2) is a book by Steven Levy about hacker culture. It was published in 1984 in Garden City...

Phone hacking is the practice of exploring a mobile device, often using computer exploits to analyze everything from the lowest memory and CPU levels up...

Automata". In the paper, von Neumann speculated that computer programs could reproduce themselves. At MIT, "hack" first came to mean playing with machines. The...

Hack and slash, also known as hack and slay (H&S or HnS) or slash 'em up, refers to a type of gameplay that emphasizes combat with melee-based weapons...

distinguish it from another early MIT computer operating system, Compatible Time-Sharing System (CTSS). In 1981, a hacker named Charles Spurgeon got a large...

.hack (pronounced "Dot Hack") is a Japanese multimedia franchise that encompasses two projects: Project .hack and .hack Conglomerate. They were primarily...

A black hat (black hat hacker or blackhat) is a computer hacker who violates laws or ethical standards for nefarious purposes, such as cybercrime, cyberwarfare...

places for system and network administrators, hackers, and computer security experts. Common activities at hacker conventions may include: Presentations from...

Bandai for the PlayStation 2. The four games, .hack//Infection, .hack//Mutation, .hack//Outbreak, and .hack//Quarantine, all feature a "game within a game"...

up Hack, hack, hacked, or hacking in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Hack may refer to: Hack (Unix video game), a 1984 roguelike video game .hack (video...

Hack Forums (often shortened to 'HF') is an Internet forum dedicated to discussions related to hacker culture and computer security. The website ranks...

to find security holes in the configuration and computer code that websites are using. Google hacking involves using operators in the Google search engine...

Conscience of a Hacker (also known as The Hacker Manifesto) is a short essay written on March 18, 1986 by Loyd Blankenship, a computer security hacker who went...

offense for conspiring to commit a computer hacking offense under section 1030; Broadened the definition of "protected computer" in 18 U.S.C. § 1030(e)(2) to...

the hacker and cyberpunk subcultures. He saw the film as more than just about computer hacking but something much larger: "In fact, to call hackers a counterculture...

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fantasy, are tired of 200-hour adventures and hack-and-slay is your style." Dungeon Hack won Computer Game Review's "Most Replay Value of 1994" award...

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Automotive hacking is the exploitation of vulnerabilities within the software, hardware, and communication systems of automobiles. Modern automobiles...

feeds. The term was later extended to life hack, in reference to a solution to a problem unrelated to computers that might occur in a programmer's everyday...

suppressing computer data), misuse of devices, forgery (or identity theft) and electronic fraud. In the infancy of the hacker subculture and the computer underground...

Hack-for-hire operations are services that provide clients with illicit access to information by infiltrating digital systems or networks, typically for...

gaps in cyber disaster preparedness. Hackathon - computer programming marathon DEF CON - largest hacker convention Software Freedom Day - Linux and Open...