Every time you open your email, the first thing that may greet you are mails from unknown people. The subject line could have highly diverse topics, ranging from a simple “hi” to something as blatant as “erectile dysfunction.” Well, of course, getting an email from a company selling Viagra could be funny the first time you have it. It gets a little annoying when these mails keep coming and increasing in volume. It totally becomes frustrating when your Inbox is filled with these pesky emails that you do not know anymore which ones are valid. For those who do not know yet, these are called SPAM mails. The term originates in the late 1990s Monty Python’s Flying Circus comedy series. In one of the episodes, the term spam has been repeatedly used by a group of Vikings, drowning out all conversations. As you can see, spam mails also do the same — drown the mailbox.

Black hat, white hat, ethical hacking, blah blah it’s all the same thing… you’re all hacking! No not really, here’s why:

Have you ever visited one of your favorite websites to find it defaced by some hacker named “C0mpHugg3r”? Maybe the fact that this hacker kept your from being able to watch the next episode of Gossip Girl, or help kill some time at work by playing flash games, made you extremely mad causing you to throw your freshly brewed cup of moonshine against a wall, accidently clipping your co-worker and causing him to fall off the cliff he was standing by. Then while you were being escorted to jail you might have asked yourself, why would someone do this!? Why can’t they just get a life!? Seriously! What do they possibly get from hacking that innocent website?! Ugh! Well I asked myself these same questions and came up with this list…