A hackers are most often programmers; interested in knowing how things work. They like to explore and discover the computer systems, programming and the networks. As such, hackers obtain advanced knowledge of operating systems and programming languages, some hackers may only be interested in learning the things others turn their passion into their profession thus making them professional hackers. They are essentially very well acquainted with all sorts of software tools, techniques and codes that the crackers know. They know how a cracker would attempt to attack any content which is meant to be secure on the websites and across computer systems. Hackers constantly seek further knowledge, freely share what they have discovered, and never intentionally damage data.
A cracker also known as “Black Hats” is one who breaks into or otherwise violates the system integrity; they gain access to the accounts of people maliciously and they can misuse the secured information across networks of remote machines with malicious intent. Having gained unauthorized access, crackers destroy vital data, deny legitimate users service, or cause problems for their targets. Their purpose can range from little personal gains to bigger criminal interests, crackers can easily be identified because their actions are malicious.
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https://searchenterprisedesktop.techtarget.com/tip/The-difference-between-hackers-and-crackers
PH Data Privacy Act of 2012 