Hackers- who and why

1.Who are hackers? Hackers are people who break into other people's computers and controling and reading the files in that computer.
2.Why do they hack? Different people hack for different reasons. Some people hack out of just being bored, some people do it because they may be nosey, or just because they know they can. Many hackers hack to test big buisnesses security systems, they want to be able to rely on computers on the future, because everyone know that it will be bad as soon as terrorists learn how to use and hack into our computers.
3.Are hackers helpful or harmful? Hackers can be helpful and harmful, they can be harmful because they can easily steal someones identity, they can also shut down your computer causing you to have to spend lots of money to get it fixed. Hackers can also be very helpful to us (the U.S.) by helping use figure out how to avoid getting hacked into in the future. If they can hack into a big system then we know we need to find a new way to try and block them.
a. if you think you have been hacked go to the website: http://www.cybercrime.gov/reporting.htm This Department of Justice web site provides information on how to report internet-related crime.
1.What is the number for the FBI? SpringfieldFBI Springfield900 East Linton AvenueSpringfield, Illinois 62703(217) 522-9675.
b. What is IC3? What is the Internet Crime Complain Center (IC3)?is a partnership between the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the National White Collar Crime Center (NW3C).
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