Cracker

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Cracker may refer to:

[edit] In computing

  • In computing, a hacker who breaks or circumvents security, including:
    • computer security hacker, that is, someone who breaks into computers, regardless of intent. Used by computer programming hackers to stress the differences between the two occupations and philosophies.
    • black-hat hacker, that is, someone who breaks into computers with malicious or criminal intentions. Used by white hat computer security hackers to stress the difference in ethics.
    • software cracker, someone who modifies software to remove or disable copy protection and digital rights management features
    • password cracker, someone who recovers encrypted passwords from data that has been stored in or transmitted by a computer system or associated to accounts as a measure for restricting access to a computer.

[edit] In entertainment

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