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Performing any modification of computer equipment and/or programming in order to achieve an action that was not the original intent of the inventor of either the machine or the programmed language is known as Computer Hacking. Those individuals who partake in such activities to achieve their desired effect within the described realm of computer hardware and software are popularly known as hackers, derived from the term hack which has long been associated with a description of someone who is inept at his or her chosen profession, leading to the deduction that the hacker community as a whole is a bunch of rowdy youngsters who are wasting their time fixated on screens which is a wrong presumption of a highly specialized skill set that is the bane of modern multinational corporations and governments.

As a demographic population, Computer Hacking is an activity that is mostly common among the young, approximately the 15 to 35 age group who are members of generation X and the millennial, predominantly male. This is not to say that the Computer Hacking is a casual hobby or an amateur pastime since there are countless hackers who can be deemed professionals and are renowned within the hacker community.

Delving into the subsets presents within such a diverse variety of hackers, the most prominent are by far the technology innovators who continuously strive to acquire new ways of meddling with computer functionality and treat their chosen field of interest as a higher calling requiring the utmost finesse and precision, the Pablo Picassos of the 21 st century. As with any devoted professional, appreciation of the programming is at the core of their work, like medicine for doctors. Continuing with the analogy, hackers such as these become champion experts in a specific system pertaining to hacking, not because of the potential damage they can invariably cause if they so do desire but because it is an outlet of expression of their high order critical thinking abilities in order to demonstrate the heights of achieved potential acquired via perseverance, discipline and a love for what they do.

As described, it requires interest rather than a mandatory college curricula requirement to become proficient in the art of Computer Hacking, leading to large number of hackers who dont really possess diplomas or degrees, which makes their mastery of such a complex subject all the more amazing. A few farsighted companies having the vision have sought to employ such tech wiz magicians as part of their technical staff to search and report any defects in the security of their systems, finding flaws to be repaired urgently thus saving the company the acrimony of being infiltrated by an external source which are commonly corporate espionage missions, Inception in reality (pun intended). On a less sinister note, reward programs are also on offer such as by Facebook that pays $500 for every defect reported which is claimed via sleek black MasterCard.

Why do hackers hack?

Amongst the many reasons prescribed to the act of Computer Hacking, they all can be distilled down to 3 primary motives to hack either a stand-alone computer or an integrated network of such systems:

• The Individual Ego Boosting Justification. The hackers who ply their trade just for the fun of it. They target net connected computers, large servers, or main frame system frameworks for the privilege of demonstrating their superior prowess to their peers or to grasp and savor the progress they have made in advancing their skills to be able to take on more difficult challenges and test themselves to the fullest.

The idea of breaching the safety of a computer for the beginner or novice, bypassing its firewall or other defenses, is no doubt very appealing as it grants you access to all the data present within it. The most lucrative aspect of all of this is the fact that the user is most of the time unaware that his or her computer has been searched for content and possibly been downloaded by someone else. Just imagine all the music, photos, videos and all manner of private data at your disposal without anyone knowing. Does your arch nemesis have his awkward nude baby photos stored on his computer? Just hack into it and take those photos James Bond style and accidently leak them on to social media. Enemy destroyed!

Thus, hacking is an amusing form of entertainment where you get to demonstrate your superior prowess in decimating all manner of protection in the form of firewalls and spywares.

• Monetary Benefits. As the famous saying goes, money makes the world go round. In the case of Computer Hacking, it remains by far the most attractive draw to even bother with learning the ins and outs of this rather mind boggling matter. But the rewards are great for those who hack as the targets are mostly the too big to fail banks and corporations sitting on an enormous pile of cash. The most recent example of such an endeavor was the attempt by a group of Bangladeshi hackers to steal one billion dollars of Bengali money kept with the Us Federal Reserve Bank. They succeeded, partially, as they managed to get 80 million dollars and would have easily walked away with the full Monty if it had not been for a typo mistake that set the alarms in action and alerted the management. Such an audacious attempt to get rich requires penetrating framework system computers that are to be found in such financial institutions. If you do not have the guts to tackle the big boys, such hacking attempts are also made on individual computers as people tend to foolishly store bank account information, social security number and credit card details which can be misused fairly easily.