What is the difference between Hackers and Crackers?

[lcharles123]

It seems obvious the two words, but these terms have meanings some speculation in my country.
THX!

[nakazznicek]

As far as i remember, hacker gain active control of some targeted remote computer and crackers are bypassing security of some software (pirated games e.g)

// Yay, i was quite right

[bluefirecorp]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Password_cracking
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_cracking
Cracking, the defeating of security devices in computer networks
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_crime
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hacker_(computer_security)

[BitcoinStuff]

Hackers access your computer then just take a look what you do using that system. While crackers, access your computer and they do bad things, like changing the password, data, etc. In other words, crackers do negative things to the system they have access. That's the difference in plain English.

[mustang77]

Hackers hack, crackers crack.

[lotosminer]

Hackers hack and crackers are tasty 

[Omikifuse]

Hackers are people specialized on computer security, regardless how they use their knowledge.

Cracker you can find on market and aren't that tasty, in my opinion

[lcharles123]

lol, TXH, was clear now.

[blacksails]

If I remember correctly from my time at hackforums a hacker is a person who is really good at computer stuff, and making the computer do whatever the person wants it to.
A cracker is the same thing but evil.

[b!z]

you hack into trees and crack eggs

[Bitcoin Magazine]

Hacker



Cracker

[upal]

It seems obvious the two words, but these terms have meanings some speculation in my country.
THX!

I wrote an article a few years back explaining the difference. U might like to find it handy and learn some quick hacking tips

Brief Introduction to Hacking

[Mightycoin]

It seems obvious the two words, but these terms have meanings some speculation in my country.
THX!

Hackers do anything that is illegal and gain access to the system and crackers are those who crack the applications/softwares to make it available free or use it for free bypassing

[teodor87]

Ones are computer freaks, others are white (according to n-words).

[jmintuck]

Hackers, as far as I was told are the "good guys", as in taking down crud sites, such as child porn and illegal porno and so forth. They don't want to be associated with the next thing: Crackers. The HACKERS are a separate entity that people get confused with All The Damn Time and HACKERS LOATHE that.

 Wherein, a CRACKER is a guy who writes spyware, trojans and viruses to get into your computer to steal things, such as bank accounts, money from many sources, credit cards and passwords to sites. THIS guy no one wants.