Unauthorised access to a computer, a network or any digital system is called:

1. Cyber crime covers offences where the computer is the target or the tool. 2. Hacking is the act of unauthorised access to a computer, computer network or any digital system. 3. Hackers look for bugs to exploit in order to break into a system. 4. Phishing is a separate offence that tricks a user into handing over credentials. 5. Spamming is unsolicited bulk mail and buffering is not a crime at all. _Source: syllabus Informatics Practices Class 12, Ch 6 'Societal Impacts', S6.6.1 Hacking_