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Hacking and Cracking
Posted: Thu May 31, 2012 7:18 pm
by nafistiham
What is the difference between hacking and cracking.
Are they crimes ?
[my $700^{th}$ post is so simple !!!
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Re: Hacking and Cracking
Posted: Fri Jun 01, 2012 12:47 am
by sowmitra
Tiham, I read an article in Prothom-Alo's "প্রজন্ম ডট কম" once, which said that, Cracking is a crime but Hacking is not. When a person or group
illegally enters a database and steals or changes its contents, it is called Cracking. On the other hand, Hackers are
legally hired people who protect a database from such unauthorized infiltration.
Either this, or, it is the opposite. I am not really sure.
Actually I read the article a long time ago, and besides, I am not really in know-how of matters regarding computing. But, I am quite sure that one of these is a crime and the other is legal (but not sure which one).
Re: Hacking and Cracking
Posted: Fri Jun 01, 2012 2:01 am
by tanvirab
Whatever it is called, if you are seeing information that you are not allowed to see, then it's illegal.
Re: Hacking and Cracking
Posted: Fri Jun 01, 2012 8:19 pm
by rakeen
Re: Hacking and Cracking
Posted: Sat Jun 02, 2012 12:11 pm
by Phlembac Adib Hasan
sowmitra wrote:Tiham, I read an article in Prothom-Alo's "প্রজন্ম ডট কম" once, which said that, Cracking is a crime but Hacking is not. When a person or group
illegally enters a database and steals or changes its contents, it is called Cracking. On the other hand, Hackers are
legally hired people who protect a database from such unauthorized infiltration.
Either this, or, it is the opposite. I am not really sure.
Actually I read the article a long time ago, and besides, I am not really in know-how of matters regarding computing. But, I am quite sure that one of these is a crime and the other is legal (but not sure which one).
সৌমিত্র ভাইয়া, আপনার হ্যাকারের সংজ্ঞাটা বোধহয় পুরোপুরি ঠিক না। wiki answer তো তাই বলে।
Re: Hacking and Cracking
Posted: Sun Jun 03, 2012 2:48 am
by SANZEED
@Saumitra vaia. What you have told is the claim of those known as hackers. And so I don't think that it is entirely correct.
Re: Hacking and Cracking
Posted: Sun Jun 03, 2012 6:52 am
by Phlembac Adib Hasan
Re: Hacking and Cracking
Posted: Sun Jun 10, 2012 10:55 pm
by sowmitra