Hackers can be classified into three main types: white hat hackers who hack to find security vulnerabilities, black hat hackers who hack with malicious intent, and grey hat hackers whose intentions are unclear. The document discusses different hacking techniques like using Trojan horses to gain access to systems. It provides examples of hacking incidents like the Sony Pictures hack believed to be done by North Korea in response to a movie, and attacks on gaming networks by the hacking group Lizard Squad over Christmas to demonstrate security weaknesses in large companies like Microsoft and Sony.
2. Hacker
Programmer who have special skills in the field of
computer and information security.
3. Hacking
Hacking means that a set of clever programmers who
challenge the different systems and try to storm it , and not
necessarily to commit a crime , but their success in
penetration is considered a success for their abilities and
skills. However, the law considered outsiders who enter the
default place should not be in it. And to do this optional
process in which the programmer tested his abilities without
knowing his real name or declare himself. But some of them
are exploited by criminal who clear information and others
are commercially exploited for the purposes of spying and to
steal some money.
4. Many companies like Microsoft need to protect their
systems so they found the best method to protect their
system is to hire hacker with high salaries their mission
is attempt to penetrate their different systems and find
the points of weakness..
5. The classification of hackers morally
White hat hacker
Black hat hacker
Grey hat hacker
6. Trojan horse
Hacker have many attack techniques but the most
common technique is by using Trojan horses and this
technique mostly used when hacker need to storm a
personal computer .
7. If you will download a program but this program has virus
the virus will open a hidden secret hole through your
computer firewall when the virus reached to your computer
the virus will delete any information or it will harm the host
computer system there is a rate 50% if you will scan your
computer by using antivirus when you have many viruses in
your computer you will find Trojan horse virus at your
computer .
8. Sony attacked by North Korea
Few months ago, hacker sneaked to the computer network of
Sony Pictures Entertainment ,the attackers stole a large
number of secret documents, which is currently being loaded
(in the first place by journalists) from file-sharing networks
9. It is believed widely hacker to
be supported by the
government of North Korea,
which is angry at Sony to
produce the interview, a film
which describe the
assassination of North Korean
leader Kim Jong-un. the threat
of terrorism against the movie
theaters offer caused Sony to
cancel the planned release of
her Christmas Day holiday
10. On Monday, November 24th
Sony discovered that their
own company's network
has been hacked. The
attackers took terabytes of
data, delete the original
copies of Sony computers,
leaving the threat to release
the information messages if
Sony did not respond to the
demands of the attackers.
12. They attacked facebook before
but facebook denied it was
hacked and said that the
access issues earlier were "not
the result of a third party
attack". so Lizard Squad stated
that it was responsible for the
site, and Instagram going
down
13. Lizard Squad also claimed to be behind a series hacks of
Microsoft and Sony gaming networks over Christmas as
well. lizard squad made their own channel in Sony and
Microsoft servers
14. A hacker claiming to be from Lizard Squad - a 22-year-old
calling himself Member Two - said the group had hacked
the sites "because we can".
He also suggested the motive was to demonstrate
weaknesses in the Microsoft and Sony systems.
"It's just such a huge company Microsoft... Do you not
think they should be able to prevent such an attack?
he told BBC:
15. "Is Christmas really about children playing with their
new consoles, or playing with their new toys, or is it
about them spending time with their families and
celebrating Christmas?" he added. "I think everyone's
just taking it all out of the ordinary and Microsoft will
receive a wonderful Christmas present from us
16. The name Lizard Squad
is generally used as a
signature on a site that
the group has taken
responsibility for hacking
and they left their
signature after hacking
the websites or software