Introduction to Hacking(how do they do it?)

                                 Introduction to Hacking

 In my first post on this blog.I am going to describe the audience basics introduction to hacking.Who is a hacker?History of Hacking and How do they do it?.

What is Hacking:-

Hacking is the art of gaining access to somebodies computer/email/website without permission of Legitimate user.
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Hacking is the art of finding and exploiting weaknesses in Computer in order to gain illegal access to somebodies Computer/email etc.

Who is a Hacker:-

The person who is involved in hacking activity or Simply,the person who hacks is called a hacker.

How do they do it:-

Hacking is Done by Exploiting Some Vulnerabilities or Flaws which rise in Programming Code or Source Code Of a software/Application/Operating System or Web Application.And this Exploitation Of Vulnerability results in either allowing illegal access to your Computer/Website/Phone etc or Complete Shutdown of Legitimate Services(This Happens Only in the case of Denial Of Services Attack which will be discussed later in details)

Basic Terminologies of Hacking:-

Vulnerability:

An Error or Flaw in Source code of Application which when exploited results in breach(hacking) of a System or Phone etc

Exploit:

Exploit and Exploitation are two different things,Exploit is a piece of Code created by professional Hackers which takes advantage of flaw in Source Code for taking over the system,Simply Exploit is Used for Exploitation.

Where to find exploits for specific Application:-

There are Tons of Repositories online from where you can download Exploits for Specific Application if they exist.Such As
https://www.exploit-db.com