Black hat Black hat A black hat hacker (or black-hat hacker) is a hacker who "violates computer security for little reason beyond maliciousness or for personal gain". The term's origin is often attributed to hacker culture theorist Richard Stallman (though he denies coining it) to contrast the exploitative hacker with the white hat hacker who hacks protectively by drawing attention to vulnerabilities in computer systems that require repair. The black hat/white hat terminology originates in the Western genre of popular American culture, in which black and white hats denote villainous and heroic cowboys respectively. Black hat hackers are the stereotypical illegal hacking
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