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(UPI) Chapter 9: Ethical and Unethical Hacking

  • instruction 9.2 What Actually Is a 'Hacker'?
  • instruction 9.2.1 Hackers in the Early Days
  • instruction 9.2.2 Hackers in the 2000s
  • instruction 9.2.3 Modern Hackers
  • instruction 9.2.4 Today's Hackers
  • Quiz 9.2 5 questions

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Quiz Question 1 of 5

How did the motivation for hacking change from the 1960s to the 2010s?

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  • A

    Hackers lost interest in cybersecurity issues and focused on entertainment.

  • B

    Hackers moved from attacking governments to targeting individuals exclusively.
  • C

    Hackers shifted from financial incentives to political activism.

  • D

    Hackers moved from intellectual curiosity to financial gain.

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