Short History of Hacking

Hacking has been around as long as computers as a way to reconfigure or reprogram a system to give access to someone who otherwise shouldn’t have access. Any electronics manipulation is often referred to as hacking, though “cracking” may often be more appropriate. Thanks to hacking, computer geeks can be cool and dangerous.

Can you name the first-ever tech hack? Do you know who coined the term “hacker?” Got a handle on which country has the most hacked computers spreading spam?

Check out the short history of hacking presented in a nice and neat image

Thanks to Online MBA‘s hacker-facts.