Way back, just before there was Unix, people wanted an operating system that was more open to modifications and less proprietary so that they could change anything about their operating systems and the software it worked with to work, exactly or more or less, how they wanted it to.
Back in this day, "hackers" were people who would do things illegal but for themselves and their communities. Not to piss off big-time corporations and stealing their software like how today's hackers are portrayed. They were simply programmers and developers all working together. And in this sense, I also include the use of the word hacker back in the day as people getting round their codes to do something they wanted.
Do you see where I'm going with this yet? Maybe not so I'll carry on...
So the developers had not yet figured out a way of making their software work how they wanted it to, this often led to them "hacking" it so that it did work how they wanted to.
By now you should know where I'm going with this.
Now today's hackers are commonly portrayed as those who are also wanting to "hack" proprietary software source code to do exactly how they want them to but also, gain access in to servers and other private/proprietary developments and projects made by others which also includes websites, databases, banks, MSN accounts and just about anything else that is not free or legal to get in to.
This is also why we say hackers are programmers. See where I went?
Well anyway, that's the basics of the real history of hackers but seeming how hackers now use their name with crackers interchangeably we may as well stick to it. The traditional meaning is not coming back nor will it ever.
This list is also dedicated to those of you who thinks hacking MSN accounts, etc, is really what it's cracked-up-to-be. Meaning, to show you that it's not what it seems. It's not like you can download software which can grab your friend's account just by talking to them on MSN or anything like that. It's done via phishing, sniffing or something similar.
So, I have made this list and willregularly update it with new tutorials and such that will teach you about hacking, this side of the hacker definition. This list will contain anything and everything that you will find useful but only to topics that have been posted on the forum. Thing is, they must be educational in a way that involves codes a little more than using closed-source software to do this and that like SQLi Helper and iStealer. This way, this thread is more educational to those who are taking hacking more seriously and not just wanting simple hacks. You will find simple hacks elsewhere.
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