Difference between hacker and crackers

DIFFERENCE BETWEEN HACKER AND CRACKER

• Hackers are people who use their knowledge for a good purpose and do not damage the data, whereas a cracker is someone who breaks into the system with a malicious purpose and damages data intentionally.
• Hackers possess advanced knowledge of computer systems and programming languages, while crackers might not necessarily be so skilled and well-versed with computing knowledge.
• The hackers work for an organization to improvise their network and solve any issues. Crackers are someone from whom the hacker protects the organization. Crackers work just because a system might be challenging or to get illegal gains.
• Hacking is ethical, while cracking is illegal and unethical.
• Hackers have ethical certificates, while the Crackers do not possess any certificates.
• Hackers continuously work towards making new tools rather than using the existing ones. The crackers, on the other hand, have inadequate computing knowledge to make new tools and use tools already used by other crackers.