Ethical hackers are finally getting their rewards

Was ‘Phineas Fisher’, the black hat hacker who brought Hacking Team to its knees, right when he described himself as an ethical hacker?

Fisher, not his real name, claimed that leaking documents and expropriating money from banks is ethical hacking.

The dictionary definition of ‘ethical’ is quite clear that it pertains to right and wrong in conduct or being in accordance with the standards for proper conduct within a profession, while to ‘hack’ is to gain unauthorised access to data.

So Fisher is half right. Where he’s all wrong is in assuming that taking money from banks is proper conduct for an ethical hacker (whether it’s morally wrong is a conversation for the pub).

An ethical hacker needs to adhere to certain rules of the game lest they become just another black hat on a mission. Whether that mission is to steal money, deface for political reasons or just ‘for the lols’ is irrelevant to be honest – black hat is as black hat does. For the full article click here

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