... a hacker is anyone with the drive to learn the rules of something so well that they can break those rules that previously defined that particular technology.

and all this hype shit about bad black hat hackers and white hat stuff is lame. no one in business should ever hold a title that includes black or white hat or even hacker. that's so juvenile.

i don't know of any hacker that distroys lives. usually if a 'hacker' does something detrimental to a company it's because that company has wronged them, or they have some sort of need for revenge and show their superiority. and viruses are just more exploits that force companies to keep code secure. this brings the problem solving skills 'hackers' employ, some challenge.