Originally Posted by Rules

3 Hacking - Do not discuss hacking on Programming Forums. This includes, but is not limited to discussion making/using hacks for video games, writing/using brute-force to gain passwords, or gaining unauthorized access to a machine. Security can be discussed, but from a constructive standpoint. Whether or not your posts involving security discussion are constructive or not are based on the staff's discretion, and if the staff deems that your post is not from a constructive point of view then appropriate action will be taken. This rule will be inforced on a case by case basis.

Originally Posted by google/wikipedia

Hacker is a term used to describe different types of computer experts. The media and the general populace typically use the term to mean "computer criminal"; however, in many computer subcultures it simply means "clever programmer", with no connotation of computer security skill. It is also sometimes extended to mean any kind of expert, especially one who has particularly detailed knowledge or cleverly circumvents limits.