Piracy has been around for over a century. It all started when a group of teenagers wanted to know how the phone worked rather than making proper connections and directing calls to the right place. Originally, piracy wasn't even considered a negative connotation that we associate the term with in today's world. The term “hack” is a shorthand that would modify and improve the performance of a computer's operating system in less time. (http://findarticles.com) It all started in 1971, when people started hacking everything from phones to bank accounts to computers. The ironic thing is that two men named Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs, who later founded a company called Apple Computers in 1977, were originally two members of the Homebrew Computer Club of California. They began making “blue boxes,” devices that generated different tones to help people hack the phone system. The true meaning of hacking is to expand the capabilities of any electronic device; to use them beyond the original intentions of the manufacturer. (http://www.hackingalert.com/hacking-articles/history-of-hacking.php) Although the idea of ​​hacking is somewhat private from the public, it is unfortunately becoming more and more well known as it continues to disrupt the company. and the world of technology. There is this idea that hacking back then would not become what it is today. However, if the piracy continues to escalate, there will be nothing more that can be done. There will be this continuing cycle of more advanced individuals finding ways to hack computer systems every year the technology becomes more advanced. When the question of s...... middle of paper ......5 ) Schwartau, W. (2000). Surviving cyber shocks, hackers, phreakers, identity thieves, Internet terrorists and weapons of mass disruption. New York: Thunder's Mouth Press.6) Stratford. (2008). Hacker ethics. Retrieved November 19, 2008 from http://www.stratfor.com/analysis/cyberwarfare_101_what_makes_hacker_tick7) Fotinger, Christian S, Ziegler, Wolfgang Understanding the Mind of a Hacker – A Psychological Insight into Identity Hijacking. Retrieved November 16, 2008, from Safetybelt website: http://www.safetybelt.at/download/danubeuniversityhackersstudy.pdf8) Personality Characteristics. Retrieved November 16, 2008 from Chester County InterLink website: http://www.ccil.org/jargon/jargon_66.html9) Defining the Psychological Profile of Hackers. Retrieved November 16, 2008, from Your Dictionary website: http://www.yourdictionary.com/hackers