I understand the differnce between a paid hacker and a hobby hacker. The white hat hacker is the type of person that has either turned to the good side of computer security, or has made their mind up to do good on the net. On the other side of the token, the black hat would be a person who has all the same conditioning of the white hat but their intentions may be of a diliqent nature.

Where did the term "cracker" becomes coined?

and is the term cracker a term used for wanna-be

hacker?

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