South African hacker history
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south-african-hacker-history-171-16860239
title:
South African hacker history
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A brief history of computer hacking in South Africa. Note: A distinction needs to be made between a "white hat" hacker who hacks out of intellectual curiosity, and a "black hat" hacker who has ulterior motives. In recent times there has been an attempt to restore the meaning of the term hacker, which is still associated with creating code, and its secondary meaning, which has become the stuff of Hollywood legend. The term "cracker" is a better description for those who break into secured system
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_African_hacker_history
date created:
2011-01-25T08:02:21Z
date modified:
2024-09-01T23:07:38Z
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