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- Ethics Of A True Hacker
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- This is the first article I am writing and as such an occasion I decided to write about my favorite topic which is
- computer hacking. Now this is not to be confused with system cracking which of course is the act of mindlessly
- breaking into systems, spreading viruses, and doing things which hurt innocent people who just don't know anything
- about the world of sercurity. I guess being a native New Yorker I am born with the sence of susipicion and a want of
- sercurity. Well let me get to the point of this article. It is meant to show all those who call themselves hackers a
- thing of two. I will guess that only half the people who read this paper will actually amount to being a real hacker.
- Well without further delay here is a paper on what a hacker really is.
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- eLLitE DoOdZ
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- All you newbies who are entering the wonderful world of hacking, I bet you looked into hacking because you want
- to be one of those "ellite" hackers in the movies right. Let me tell you something right now you will most likely
- never be one of the James Bond evil geniuses who crack into sensitive military information. Now I don't say this to
- mean that you aren't intelligent enough,it is simply not possible. It is a rare occasion that someone actually can
- break into any system that has sensitive information and not be caught. I've heard of less than a half dozen times
- when this rare occasion occurs. Getting caught is all most inevitable. Even those who have years of experience in
- sercurity and programming would have a great task ahead of them for a mission like that. Now those so called
- "cool techno wiz kids" also have boasted about hacking peoples accounts at school right? Well heres a word to the
- wise, its probally not as good as it sounds. And even if they are I'll give you nine to five odds they used some lame
- program of the internet to complete it. If they were for real they wouldn't ever admitted they done it all over school.
- So my message is if you want to be some kind of "Super Hacker" rent a movie and make it "A blockbuster night"
- because your dreaming. Face it your a newbie and you have to learn the basics before you do anything to impress
- your freinds. If you can stand the wait you'll have the reap the rewards of hacking and how cool it can be.
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- Progz
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- In the last paragraph I just skimmed over programs. Now the reason I downplay programs is the simple fact unless
- you wrote the program its not hacking. Any idiot can run a program ( I hope!). If you start using programs that do
- everything for you than what are you learning. I once read somewhere on one of the hundreds of hacking sites I've
- visited that "Hacking is using your knowledge to gain more knowledge". Now I've spent hours thinking about that
- and I'll tell you right now that is the best definition I've ever heard. Now please do not misunderstand what I'm
- saying. There are select number of programs that are good to have on hand for automating certain tasks. Now if
- you wanted to find out about the open ports on a computer you have to options. You can run a port surfer or check
- by hand. Now I almost never use a port surfer because it can cause you problems with your isp as well as not give
- you all the critical information you need. If your pressed for time in a wargame with a freinds server or something
- well than go ahead and use that program. I'll be honest with you's I keep programs on hand. I have a unix password
- cracker, port surfer, and even a mailbomber (which I use with much discretion and if you have half a brain you will
- too). And even keep a disk with a few of those intresting programs that are nice to have. Be wary of programs they
- are a crutch which you will become permanently attached to if your not careful.
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- Newbie tip section
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- Now if you are a intermediate hacker or above you can skip this section. Read if you like though. This goes out in
- response to the constant stream of newbies out there who prowl the chat rooms and newsgroups looking for
- intelligent people and sucking every bit of patience out of them. I can not even count the amount of newbies who
- have contacted me with questions like "Please teach me to hack?"or the infamous "How do I hack?". If you have
- any pride or brains you will never say these words in a chat room, newsgroup, or any other medium of the sort. I
- can not begin to tell you how irritating it is to be asked dumb questions over and over and over again. Day after
- day, month after month. I know that being new to anything is hard but if you persist in doing things like that you will
- inevitablely learn the true meaning of a flame. But I know you're all wondering how do I find out how to hack then?
- You use a ****ing search engine! Look up things like "hacking" and "computer sercurity".If you want to chat with
- other hackers ask specific questions like "Anyone know some good URL's". I'll tell you right now for the time I've
- been into hacking I've foung the best hacking sites right from people in the chat rooms. Not to mention if you find a
- good site be sure to share with others. I'm sure it will be greatly appreciated.
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- So what is real hacking anyway?
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- Well I've told what hacking is not. Now lets talk about what it is. Hacking, as I said before, is using your knowledge
- to expand your knowledge. Now that means you should become familiar with the various operating systems on the
- internet which are UNIX and WINDOWS NT. Port surfing computers is another very honorable way of hacking.
- You wouldn't believe how many things can be learned by port surfing the various protocols you'll come across. Even
- if criminal hackers port surf to learn as much about a system as possible. This is because of the golden rule of
- breaking a sysytem. YOU CAN NOT BREAK INTO A SYSTEM THAT YOU DON"T UNDERSTAND. Now of
- course if you are guessing passwords you may get in. But what will you do once your inside. After you know how to
- use various systems the next step is programming which I recently started. Well thats enough for now. Remember
- what a hacker is at all times. Lastly look for the Guide to Mostly Harmless Hacking written by Carolyn Meinel.
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- Written by The Mob Boss also known as Mafia_man777