White, Gray, and Black Hat Hacking ID

Question 1

Tina writes a report on hacking ethics after testing her school’s firewall with permission. What type of hacker is she?

Accepted Answer

White Hat

Question 2

Alex installs ransomware on a hospital's system and demands payment in cryptocurrency. What kind of hacker is Alex?

Accepted Answer

Black Hat

Question 3

Tyler finds a major vulnerability in an OS and sells the details on the dark web. What kind of hacker is Tyler?

Accepted Answer

Black Hat

Question 4

Jo uses publicly available tools to hack into a game server for fun and causes it to crash. What kind of hacker is Jo?

Accepted Answer

Black Hat

Question 5

A student hacks into the school’s Wi-Fi to change a friend’s detention status. What type of hacker is this?

Accepted Answer

Black Hat

Question 6

Maria finds a vulnerability in a website and reports it to the company—but she was never given permission to test it.

Accepted Answer

Grey Hat

Question 7

A developer tests their own software for weaknesses before launching it. What type of hacker is this?

Accepted Answer

White Hat

Question 8

Samantha helps small businesses test their cybersecurity for free, with permission. What type of hacker is she?

Accepted Answer

White Hat

Question 9

Jo was hired to test a network's security. He discovers several flaws, writes a report, and helps patch them.

Accepted Answer

White Hat

Question 10

A hacker gains access to a celebrity's email and leaks private photos online. What type of hacker is this?

Accepted Answer

Black Hat

Question 11

A hacker steals login credentials and sells them on hacker forums. What kind of hacker is this?

Accepted Answer

Black Hat

Question 12

Ben breaks into a company's network without permission but leaves a note explaining the flaw.

Accepted Answer

Grey Hat

Question 13

A hacker exposes government corruption by leaking unauthorized documents to the public. What kind of hacker is this?

Accepted Answer

Grey Hat

Question 14

Chris gets paid to hack into systems to help train cybersecurity teams during drills. What type of hacker is he?

Accepted Answer

White Hat

Question 15

A cyber security student hacks into a server in class as part of a supervised assignment. What kind of hacker is this?

Accepted Answer

White Hat

Question 16

Lina wins a bug bounty for finding a flaw in an app. She had permission to hack the system. What kind of hacker is she?

Accepted Answer

White Hat

Question 17

Nina hacks a public website without permission to fix a major security issue, then tells the company.

Accepted Answer

Grey Hat

Question 18

A person defaces a government website with political messages without authorization. What kind of hacker is this?

Accepted Answer

Black Hat

Question 19

A disgruntled employee hacks into his company's payroll system and leaks salary data. What type of hacker is this?

Accepted Answer

Black Hat

Question 20

A student finds a way into his school’s grading system, looks around, but doesn’t change anything.

Accepted Answer

Grey Hat

Question 21

Daniel creates a program to find weak passwords and uses it to warn his friends—but never asks first.

Accepted Answer

Grey Hat

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