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How do hackers and crackers differ?

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10y ago
Updated: 8/21/2019

Hackers gain unauthorised access to electronic information systems and may view data, but will not tamper with it. Crackers on the other hand, break into systems with the intention or stealing or damaging the data in some way.

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