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In  computing , a  hacker  is any skilled computer expert that uses their technical knowledge to overcome a problem. While "hacker" can refer to any skilled computer  programmer , the term has become associated in  popular culture  with a " security hacker ", someone who, with their technical knowledge, uses  bugs  or  exploits  to break into computer systems. Contents    [ hide ]  1 Types 1.1 Hacker culture 1.2 Security related hacking 2 Definitions 3 Security hacker motives 4 Overlaps and differences 5 See also 6 References 7 Further reading 7.1 Computer security 7.2 Free software/open source 8 External links Types Hacker culture Main article:  Hacker culture Hacker culture  is an idea derived from a community of enthusiast  computer programmers  and  systems designers  in the 1960s around the  Massachusetts Institute of Technology 's (MIT's) ...