South African hacker history South African hacker history A brief history of computer hacking in South Africa. Note: A distinction needs to be made between a "white hat" hacker who hacks out of intellectual curiosity, and a "black hat" hacker who has ulterior motives. In recent times there has been an attempt to restore the meaning of the term hacker, which is still associated with creating code, and its secondary meaning, which has become the stuff of Hollywood legend. The term "cracker" is a better description for those who break into secured system by exploiting computer vulnerabilities. Activists are trapped by BOSS agents who
Black + White Mobile Black + White Mobile Black+White was a New Zealand mobile virtual network operator which used Vodafone New Zealand's GSM (and UMTS networks, where available). When the company was operational, their handsets were compatible with the Vodafone network and some may also be compatible with Spark's network. The handsets are similar to Vodafone's handset range but are sold at different prices. Although they operate on Vodafone's network, Black+White use their own mobile numbers with the 028 prefix at the beginning of the mobile number. Black+White was established in October 2008 by a former Telecom executive. It aimed to offer New Zealand