What is the term used to describe unethical criminals who compromise computer and network security for personal gain or for malicious reasons?
- Black hat hackers
- Hacktivists
- Script kiddies
- Vulnerability broker
Explanation: Black hat hackers are unethical threat actors who use their skills to compromise computer and network security vulnerabilities. The goal is usually financial gain or personal gain, or the hacker may have malicious intent. A vulnerability broker is a gray hat hacker who attempts to discover exploits and report them to vendors, sometimes for prizes or rewards. Hacktivists are gray hat hackers who publicly protest organizations or governments by posting articles or videos, leaking sensitive information, and performing network attacks. Script kiddies are inexperienced hackers (sometimes teenagers) running existing scripts, tools, and exploits to cause harm—but typically not for profit.
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