Why do hackers always wear hoodies? Behind the stereotype
When portraying hackers, hoodies are everyone’s favorite stereotype: From TV shows, to movies, to articles on CNN.There are many types of hacking — from “white hats” who find vulnerabilities to protect users, to “black hats” who try and make money off of stolen data. But they all, apparently, wear the same clothes and hack in dark rooms while ones and zeroes scroll across the screen.Hoodies and other stereotypes — like a hacker in a basement, or young geniuses taking on the man without their parents’ knowledge — are rooted in authenticity.For instance, the phrase “script-kiddie” is used to describe people who take code written by other people and use it to launch their own hacks. The term was coined in the early ’90s when the Department of Justice was prosecuting teenagers (literally kids) for cybercrimes.
Källa: Why do hackers always wear hoodies? Behind the stereotype – May. 26, 2017
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