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Source: Helium - Posted by Alex
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Since the early 1980’s the term “hacker” has been used to describe someone who tries to gain unauthorized access to a computer. Hacking is the activity of attempting to break in to a computer, and likewise, a computer that has been compromised is said to have been hacked.
Computer hacking takes many different forms and most of it probably goes unnoticed: the hacker is merely interested in defeating security systems and gaining access. In this he is little different to someone who solves crossword puzzles. It’s the intellectual challenge that drives him.
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