Ethical hacking types of hackers

In this chapter, you will learn about the types of hackers in ethical hacking. Mainly, there are 3 categories in the types of hackers. The types of hackers will be classified with the word hat.

White hat hackers:
These hackers are also been called ethical hackers, and these people activities regarding ethical hacking are within the confines of the law. They always try to find the loopholes in the system or application. The loopholes are nothing, but these are weakness in the system which help the attackers to gain access. For example, pen-testers and ethical hackers

Grey hat hackers:
Grey hat hackers might be legal or illegal, means they are a combination of both white and black hat hackers. Some people may find the bugs in the system and inform the owner to earn some bucks.

Black hat hackers:
The black hat hackers, these people activities are illegal and they steal information and tries to gain access to system in an illegal manner. The black hat hackers may harm or damage the system.