CIPS L6M7 Exam - Topic 1 Question 24 Discussion

Actual exam question for CIPS's L6M7 exam

Question #: 24
Topic #: 1

A person who enters into another person's computer via illegal means for personal gain, for example to steal data which will benefit them personally, is known as what?

ABlack-hat hacker

BWhite-hat hacker

CBlack swan

DWhite swan

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Suggested Answer: A

This is a black hat hacker. The colour of hat the hacker wears describes their motivation. Black is bad, white is good and grey means they're hacking on behalf of a government. Black swan is about finding patterns in data that don't exist and came up in an earlier chapter. Black-hat hacking is from p.147. I don't think hackers are obliged to wear hats, it's probably just a metaphor, but I've never met one to ask.

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by Lovetta at May 04, 2026, 08:05 PM

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Joaquin

3 days ago

I practiced a similar question, and I believe the answer is definitely A) Black-hat hacker. They’re the ones who break in for personal gain.

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Pamella

8 days ago

I think it's A) Black-hat hacker, but I'm not entirely sure. I remember something about ethical hackers being called white-hat.

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