One of the other many goals of a hacker is to steal passwords. Hackers can steal your password about four different ways. Intercepting your password through email is "not that difficult."(How are they getting my password? 1) This is by far the easiest method because all they have to do is take the email as it is being sent to you. Hackers can also use a program called a password cracker to actually learn you password. There are two types of theses but both have their own problems. The first "checks every password possible from the entry site." (1) The second uses a program that goes in and reads the passwords off. The problem with both is that you have to "get the cracker into the site, undetected"(1) You also must cover you trail. Some prefer the manual method first. "There are actually lists of 100(or more) most-used passwords."(2) Hackers have reported that, "a simple password that appears in the English dictionary will take about an hour or less for a hacker to crack."(4) "This is not considered a long time to a hacker."(Brian 2) Third, they use what is called web spoofing. This is the most dangerous because they see what every you are doing. They can get you passwords plus any other information you might have. This web spoofing is caused by a middle man who can redirect information from your page, to his page, to the page you were sending the information to. "The middle man sees all."(How are they getting my password? 3) This is above all the easiest way to get any information that they might want or need. The last method is through Java. Through a program they can hack into a computers hard drive through your Java program. That is why if you can avoid keeping your passwords on your hard drive do it. Some people keep their passwords on three by five cards and store them which is allot safer. The best method to securing yourself is always backing up files. That way if a virus or hacker crashes you computer you will safe.
The site explains the reason people hack and how to get started hacking. ... Hacking is illegal. ... My crime is that of curiosity. My crime is that of judging people by what they say and think, not what they look like. My crime is that of outsmarting you, something you will never forgive me for. ...
Computer Hacking Hacking, although known mostly for it's negative effects has also been a major help in our advancements in the computer industry. ... The recent increase in Computer crime could very well be a result of the continuing rise in modern day computer dependency. ... Computer Crimes challenges the very premise of trustworthiness, and Computer criminals are members of a disorganized army of volunteer systems analysts who inadvertently demonstrate the vulnerabilities of our computer systems (BloomBecker 7). ... Day, which resulted in law enforcement launching a national crackdo...
Despite the growing trend of hacking, very little research has been done on the hacking world and its culture. ... Our hacker profile . . . ... Genuine hackers hack only for the joy of knowledge. ... Hackers believe knowledge is power. ... Tho this is not a fool proof way of stopping hackers as it can be broken and hackers can get in. ...
Abstract Computers are being used to commit many types of crimes, including fraud, theft, larceny, embezzlement, and burglary. ... With the growing use of the internet and the increase in cyber crimes, early detection, preventative software and new laws regulating and punishing these crimes have become even more necessary. The purpose of this paper is to inform readers about the malicious crimes computer hackers are causing daily, and a few solutions we can use to prevent us from becoming victims to such evil acts. Keywords: crimes, hacker, computer hacking, internet, solutions, software, v...
This essay brings to construction a picture of what is a computer crime as well as a portray of hackers, their concerns and the way in which hacking takes place. ... But we should wonder: is that a crime? ... It is commonly known that there are difficulties in the detection of hackers or other persons who commit computer crimes. ... On the other hand, how many crimes can be characterized as "perfect crimes?" ... Hackers say that it is our social responsibility to share information because information hoarding and misinformation cause crimes. ...
Not everyone who call themselves hackers commit computer crimes and break into systems because the term originally meant someone who loved computing. Hacker has become a negative term because of those who break into systems using hacking programs and hacking worksheets. These hackers even put out guides such as "A Novices Guide to Hacking" and "Yet Another File on Hacking Unix." ... The major problem lies with malicious hackers, who are routinely involved in other crimes such as credit card fraud, software piracy, and telecommunications fraud. ... Unfortunately, cyber crime is on the rise ...
Hackers are naturally anti-authoritarian. ... (Connor) The greatest problem with the USA-PATRIOT act is that it shows no distinction between serious crimes and lesser crimes. ... In effect, it would be like creating a new crime bill that makes jaywalking a felony while not doing anything to deter murder. Ordinary people who commit minor infractions will find themselves in jail for decades, while those who commit the most heinous crimes in society will be unaffected. ... "Hackers gave us the Apple computer. ...
Before we even knew what was happening, the Internet has become a crime tool, and this enabled people to coin the term "cyber-crime". Cyber-crime is defined as crimes that are being committed within cyber-space. ... Hacking Most of us, over the years have understood the term "hacker" to be a negative one. ... A hacker is a person with supreme knowledge and expertise in computers, but due to unlawful acts that have been committed or cyber-crimes, the term hacker has evolved from "computer expert" to a typical cyber-criminal. ... Although we are familiar with computers and the Internet, as w...
Hackers and Crackers Were computer hackers in the early 1980's as dangerous as they are today? How are today's hackers dangerous to society? ... The hackers of this time period are much more advanced and are considered dangerous from many aspects, but in reality hackers are not the ones we need to fear. ... Although long-distance hacking operations have been going on for awhile, it seems that voice mail hacking is more recent. ... Perhaps the worst thing about these crimes is that these crackers can be hard to trace if all investigators of the crime have to look into is some call t...
