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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 !!! :lol: :lol: ]

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.
:arrow: 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). :roll:

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.
:arrow: 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). :roll:
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
সৌমিত্র ভাইয়া কোথায়?এই টপিকের কথা ভুলে গেল নাকি! উনি বলেন আমি নাকি প্রব্লেম পোস্ট করে ভুলে যাই। এখন তো দেখছি উনিও... :) :) :)

Re: Hacking and Cracking

Posted: Sun Jun 10, 2012 10:55 pm
by sowmitra
Sorry, Sorry, Sorry................ :oops: :? :oops:
এতদিন ইন্টারনেট ছিল না বলে ফোরামে বসতে পারি নি। আর, সবাইকে ভুল ধরিয়ে দেওয়ার জন্য ধন্যবাদ। আমি প্রথম আলোর Article-টা অনেক আগে পরেছিলাম। এজন্য সঠিক তথ্যটা দিতে পারি নাই। এর জন্য সবার কাছে আমি আবারও দুঃখিত। :( :cry:
@আদীবঃ ভাই, ওই কথাটার জন্য মাইন্ড করেছিলে নাকি? আমি আসলে ওভাবে বলতে চাইনি। মন খারাপ করে থাকলে- I am really very sorry. :?