Hacking
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Hacking has been around for more than a century. Every time technology advances, a new group of skilled "cyber criminals" appear. They get smarter and smarter as time goes by. They are defined as a person whose only goal is to attack other people's computers and cause them harm. This definition is far from accurate. In reality, they are talented people who use their abilities to find new ways to change how computers work. They also use their boundless knowledge to better the computer industry. Hackers do this by inventing new programs and building modern hardware. At the same time, however, there are those kind who erase people's files, steal credit card numbers, or vandalize web pages. A nickname given to these types of people is crackers...