What are some examples of computer hacking?

Answer 1

Just watch swordfish, die hard 4 or war games. You'll understand what hacking is then... or at least the Hollywood perception. And that's why most people get into hacking anyway, by watching films centered around it. Though in reality, there is a lot less action, all those long weekends partyin will have to become long weekends of fixing networks and programming if you ever plan on getting good at hacking. The most exciting thing you will probably end up doing is crimping RJ45's onto an ethernet every few weeks.

Answer 2

Computer hacking is gaining access to a computer by using unconventional methods. Examples:

Me cracking your email password

Me crashing your computer

Me giving you a virus

Answer 3

I assume you mean what is "cracking" as the term hacker was coined by a group of students in MIT who spent hours "hacking away" at the keyboards of their computers. There are many examples of hacking around the world going on at this point in time. With one of the most high profile being the Denial of Service attack going on against the playstation gaming network.

There is no set example of a "hack" as their are many different types, for example

• SQL injections (attack on a database)
• DDoS (attack on a website)
• Script Injection (attack on any kind of software)
• social engineering (tricks played on people to get them to divulge information)
• Dumpster diving (raking through bins to find information about a companies computer systems)
• phone phreaking (methods of bypassing some automated systems on telephones)
• Keylogging (purposely installing software that records keystrokes of the user, to gain information about them)

I hope there is enough to full fill your needs, remember its a cracker not a hacker

Answer 4

Using a Phishing site to get someones Email And Pass

Answer 5

When someone puts a virus on your computer or your email password is stolen or even when you get a spam email you've probably been hacked.