A security specialist who breaks into a system with permission and reports the loopholes found is called a:

1. Hacking done with a positive intent is called ethical hacking. 2. Such ethical hackers are known as white hat hackers. 3. They probe a website or program for vulnerabilities during testing and report the findings to the owner. 4. This prepares the owner against a real cyber attack. 5. A hacker who breaks in to steal data or damage systems is a black hat hacker, also called a cracker. _Source: syllabus Informatics Practices Class 12, Ch 6 'Societal Impacts', S6.6.1 Hacking_