Well you must be quite shocked by the statement of the title itself
well that is what the article is about to clear the bad image that has been thrown upon them relentlessly and intentionally......
Well according to the technical definition of Wikipedia
That's a quite long definition by the way
A computer hacker is any skilled computer expert that uses their technical knowledge to overcome a problem. While "hacker" can refer to any skilled computer programmer, the term has become associated in popular culturewith a "security hacker", someone who, with their technical knowledge, uses bugs or exploits to break into computer systems.
TLDR
Well let me cut it short
hackers are individuals who are experts in their own field capable of finding exploits loopholes in a system specifically digital systems
Crackers
Phreakers
They could be broadly classified into three tribes
White Hats
Grayhats
Black Hats
Well the types would be described in anarticle further make sure to read that also...
well one might think that hackers areresponsible only for the malicious activities on the internet or the world wide web....
well I want you to remove the spectacle of prejudice that you are currently wearing and look at this situation from a different perspective or point of view
Some of the evidences or points to claim my facts are......
#they only hack large corporation or conglomerates and not single individuals or working class people
#sometimes they are the useful by revealing what the government is doing and how it is spying on us in wrong way thus the government is breaching our privacy...
Greatest live example you might know Edward snowden who was a whistleblower exposing the heinous activities of the government....
Well the list goes on and on but it will be continue later definitely......