Cabrera 2Cybercrime is any criminal activity that involves network, networked devices, and computers. Cybercriminals often use computer technology to generate profit, damage crucial information such as evidence, access business trade secrets, access personal information or spread illegal content such as hateful messages or child pornography (Reddy & Reddy 2014). There are various forms of cybercrime in the contemporary world. However, the most common and the dangerous form of cybercrime is hacking. Hacking is the unauthorized intrusion into a network or a computer. Persons who engage in hacking are often referred to as hackers, and they normally achieve their malicious objective by altering the security features of a computer or a network.Although most hackers have extensive computer programming skills and have vast knowledge about computer security, they are often driven by different intents. The intents and action of the hackers are usually used to classify them into different groups. The first group of hackers is the black hat hackers who also referred to as the crackers. Black hat hackers are often driven by personal gain, and they usually use unauthorized computer access to steal corporate data, transfer funds from bank accounts or violate personal privacy (Brown, 2015). The second group of hackers is the white hat hackers also called ethical hackers. Ethical hackers are hackers who gain access to computer systems with the aim to assess its vulnerability or perform a penetration test. In most cases, ethical hackers work for security agencies to counter threats caused by black hat hackers.
