Computer hacking really results in financial losses and hassles. The objectives of terrorist groups are more serious. That is not to say that cyber groups can't access a telephone switch in Manhattan on a day like 9/11, shut it down, and therefore cause more casualties. There are a thousand hacking at the branches of evil to one who is striking at the root. Hackers are breaking the systems for profit. Before, it was about intellectual curiosity and pursuit of knowledge and thrill, and now hacking is big business. Hacking involves a different way of looking at problems that no one's thought of. We live in a world where all wars will begin as cyber wars... It's the combination of hacking and massive, well-coordinated disinformation campaigns. The Internet is a worldwide platform for sharing information. It is a community of common interests. No country is immune to such global challenges as cybercrime, hacking, and invasion of privacy. Problem-solving, inventing, hacking and coding is more of an adrenaline rush of endorphins rather than a feeling. It is a fairly open secret that almost all systems can be hacked, somehow. It is a less spoken of secret that such hacking has actually gone quite mainstream. Growth hacking is a mindset, and those who have it will reap incredible gains. Hacking is exploiting security controls either in a technical, physical or a human-based element. Is hacking ever acceptable? It depends on the motive. We now see hacking taking place by foreign governments and by private individuals all around the world. I was hooked in before hacking was even illegal. Russian hacking of the DNC is a problem, not a scandal. President-elect Trump says he's not even sure the Russians did the hacking.