Blackhat
Hacker heist movie
A blackhat is someone who uses technical skills for malicious or illegal purposes—hacking systems to steal data, spread malware, or cause damage.
The term comes from old Western films where villains wore black hats.
In SEO, blackhat refers to deceptive tactics that violate search engine guidelines: blackhat SEO techniques like keyword stuffing.
Contrast with whitehat (ethical) and greyhat (ambiguous).
Also spelled black hat or black-hat.
Online law-breaker
- exploitNotable act or abuse
- malwareHarmful computer programs
- breachBreaking of agreement
- vulnerabilityOpenness to harm
phishing · ransomware · botnet · zero-day · penetration · cracker · backdoor · DDoS
Nevada's gambling capital
- securityProtection from threat
- briefingsShort informational meetings
- presentationFormal display to viewers
- researcherOne who studies systematically
badge · village · CTF · Arsenal · infosec · speaker · networking · cybersecurity
Underhanded control of others
- cloakingAct of hiding something
- spamUnsolicited bulk messages
- hidden textConcealed characters in documents
- penaltyPunishment for wrongdoing
deceptive · scraping · webspam · unethical · blacklisted · spammy
Wicked story antagonist
- outlawFugitive from justice
- antagonistOne who opposes another
- gunslingerExpert pistol fighter
- banditArmed roadside thief
cowboy · desperado · cattle rustler · lawless · shootout · frontier · saloon · bounty
cybercriminal
Online law-breaker
vulnerability · phishing · ransomware · botnet · zero-day · penetration · cracker · backdoor · DDoS · spyware
Las Vegas
Nevada's gambling capital
- securityProtection from threat
- briefingsShort informational meetings
- presentationFormal display to viewers
researcher · badge · village · CTF · Arsenal · infosec · speaker · networking · cybersecurity · workshop
manipulation
Underhanded control of others
- cloakingAct of hiding something
- spamUnsolicited bulk messages
- hidden textConcealed characters in documents
penalty · deceptive · scraping · webspam · unethical · blacklisted · spammy
villain
Wicked story antagonist
- outlawFugitive from justice
- antagonistOne who opposes another
- gunslingerExpert pistol fighter
bandit · cowboy · desperado · cattle rustler · lawless · shootout · frontier · saloon · bounty · wanted
- Michael MannMiami Vice, Ali, Ferrari
- Flopsflop, bomb, dud, critical flop, box office bomb
Blackhatwhitehat
Authorized security tester
white hat · security researcher · blue team · security analyst · security consultant
Blackhatwhite hat
Ethical cybersecurity professional
hero · good guy · white knight · defender · protector
black, hat, blacker, blackest, blacken, blackened, blackening, blacks, blackness