Black Hat Hackers
A black hat hacker uses his/her hacking skills to breach confidential data without permission. With the obtained data, the individual performs malicious activities such as injecting malware, viruses, and worms.
White Hat Hackers
A white hat hacker uses his/her hacking skills to break into a system but with the permission of the respective organizations. They are professionals known as Ethical Hackers. They hack the system to identify its vulnerability and to fix it before a hacker takes advantage of it.
Grey Hat Hackers
A grey hat hacker has the characteristics of both a black hat hacker and a white hat hacker. Here, the system is violated with no bad intention but they do not have the essential permission to surf the system, so it might become a potential threat at any time.
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