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HackThisSite.org (HTS) is an online hacking and security website founded by Jeremy Hammond. The site is maintained by members of the community after he left the organization. [1] It aims to provide users with a way to learn and practice basic and advanced "hacking" skills through a series of challenges in a safe and legal environment.
The last of four editions ISBN 0-7126-3454-1, edited by Steve Gold appeared in 1989 with reprints running into 1990. [2] In 1990, the UK Parliament passed the Computer Misuse Act. Publication of additional editions might have been construed to be incitement to commit an offence under that Act. The book is now largely of historic interest.
A security hacker or security researcher is someone who explores methods for breaching defenses and exploiting weaknesses in a computer system or network. [1] Hackers may be motivated by a multitude of reasons, such as profit, protest, information gathering, [2] challenge, recreation, [3] or evaluation of a system weaknesses to assist in formulating defenses against potential hackers.
Super Mario Land 2 DX: 6 Golden Coins is another example of graphics hacking, which is an enhanced version of the original game that added, among others, full-color support (the original game was greyscale-only) and some quality-of-life improvements, such as fixes with screen flickering issues from the original game. [11]
Hackers & Painters: Big Ideas from the Computer Age is a collection of essays from Paul Graham discussing hacking, programming languages, start-up companies, and many other technological issues.
Jeremy Alexander Hammond (born January 8, 1985), also known by his online moniker sup_g, [1] is an American anarchist activist and former computer hacker from Chicago. He founded the computer security training website HackThisSite [2] in 2003. [3]
In hacking, a wargame (or war game) is a cyber-security challenge and mind sport in which the competitors must exploit or defend a vulnerability in a system or application, and/or gain or prevent access to a computer system. [1] [2] [3]
Phrack is an e-zine written by and for hackers, first published November 17, 1985. [1] It had a wide circulation which included both hackers and computer security professionals.