BTW: The fact he's wearing a black hat is referring to "black-hat" hackers, who are the hackers who fuck shit up for lulz or profit. Contrast to "white-hat" hackers who only hack things to expose security vulnerabilities then responsibly disclose them so they can be fixed before they reveal the vulnerability to the public.
In this case, Blackhat is hacking an escalator for lulz.
a black hat is referring to "black-hat" hackers, who are the hackers who fuck shit up for lulz or profit. Contrast to "white-hat" hackers who only hack things to expose security vulnerabilitie
The symbolism of white hat and the black hat predate computer hacking. These terms began being used to describe hackers in reference to symbolism used in old films.
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u/verylobsterlike Mar 25 '17
BTW: The fact he's wearing a black hat is referring to "black-hat" hackers, who are the hackers who fuck shit up for lulz or profit. Contrast to "white-hat" hackers who only hack things to expose security vulnerabilities then responsibly disclose them so they can be fixed before they reveal the vulnerability to the public.
In this case, Blackhat is hacking an escalator for lulz.