Originally Posted by
lespaulibanez
All crackers are hackers.
Who are we to disagree with the man himself who talks about his license to hack.
A Filipino Linked to 'Love Bug' Talks About His License to Hack - NYTimes.com
Likewise:
//wiki.answers.com has these: A cracker is a hacker who uses their proficiency for personal gains outside of the law.
What the hacker does with their knowledge of systems within the definition of the law is what defines them as a hacker vs a cracker. It's then safe to say that all crackers are hackers, but not all hackers are crackers. This is an important distinction.
//en.wikipedia.org A cracker may refer to: A hacker, one who finds and exploits weaknesses in a computer or network.