rn and explore computer systemsall around the world. In the views of professional hacking is like drugs orany other addictive substance, it's an addiction for the mind and oncestarted it's difficult to stop. This could be true, as hackers know whatthey are doing is wrong and they know odds are they will be caught. But asI mentioned some hackers are just above average criminals, using thereskills to break in banks and other places where they can get money, orwhere they can destroy information. What a hacker does at a bank is take afew cents or even a few fractions of a cents from many different accountsthis may seem like nothing but when all compiled can be alot. A stick uprobber averages about $8,000 each "job", and he has to put his life andpersonal freedom on the line to do it while the computer hacker in thecomfort of his own living room averages $500,000 a "job". As for peopledestroying information, this is for taking some one down, destruction ofdata could end a business which for some is very attractive. It can cost acompany thousands of dollars to restore the damage done. Now that you have an understanding of what a "hacker" is, it time tomove on to someone closely associates with a hacker. This is a Phreak, butwhat is that. For the answer we turn to the what is known as the"Official" Phreakers Manual "Phreak [fr'eek] 1. The action of usingmischievous and mostly illegal ways in order to not pay for some sort oftelecommunications bill, order, transfer, or other service. It ofteninvolves usage of highly illegal boxes and machines in order to defeat thesecurity that is set up to avoid this sort of happening. [fr'eaking] v. 2.A person who uses the above methods of destruction and chaos in order tomake a better life for all. A true phreaker will not go against his fellowsor narc on people who have ragged on him or do anything termed to bedishonourable to phreaks. [fr'eek] n. 3. A certain code or dialup useful inthe action ...
