Top Programming Languages Used By Hackers

Hacker is a person who uses computers in order to get unauthorized access to data. Hacking is not a crime unless and until you do it for illegal activities. Stealing data and hacking into networks are not the only things that hacker does. So, we have mentioned some programming languages below which are learned by hackers for different purposes.

A hacker should know multiple programming languages. Different applications and website which you use are programmed in a specific computer language. Even wondered that what is the first priority for hackers to carry various attacks, they first learn and understand its language and then make use of its vulnerabilities. So, hackers learn programming languages before proceeding further to perform the task.

There are numerous computer languages, same applies to hacking, there are different programming languages that hackers usually learn for the purpose of hacking and it also depends upon the target. They are basically divided into three parts :

1. Reverse Engineering
2. Web Hacking
3. Exploit Writing

#Web Hacking

When the hacker has the intention to hack websites and applications, he/she learns the web coding like HTML, CSS, and Javascript as majority of websites are built by using these languages. It allows hacker to get strong hold on the coding of the website or application.

PHP

It is a server side scripting language used in web development and is also used as a general purpose programming language. It manages web apps and database. It almost controls everything on site and server.

 HTML

It is a markup language used widely for describing web pages. HTML stands for Hypertext Markup Language. By learning HTML, hacker is able to understand web actions, response etc.

Javascript

It is the programming language of HTML and the Web. It is used widely in websites for preferable interface and quick response. By learning Javascript, a hacker can understand client side mechanism which is necessary for finding client side flaws.

SQL

SQL stands for Structured Query Language is a special purpose programming language used for managing data held in a relational database management system [RDBMS]. It is behind for managing sensitive information like user credentials, bank details, user details etc. To steal the sensitive details, hackers eyes to attack SQL of a website.

#Exploit Writing

Python

It is widely used in general purpose and high level programming language. Hacker should know Python as it is responsible for creating exploits and tools. Its design philosophy stresses code readability.

Ruby

It is a dynamic, reflective, object oriented and general purpose programming language. It is used for various purposes but it is generally used for Web Applications as Ruby on Rails framework.

Perl

It is a family of high level, general purpose, dynamic programming language. It is used for exploit writing. With Perl, a hacker is able to find many exploits if written in PERL. However, it is very complicated language and it was earlier called as duct tape of Internet.

#Reverse engineering

It is also called back engineering. It is the procedure of extracting information from anything and then reproducing it by using the extracted information. It can be also used to crack software and media in order to dismiss their copy protection.

Highlighted some languages that are popular among hackers :

• Python
• Ruby
• JavaScript
• C
• C#
• PHP
• Java
• C++
• Haskell
• Clojure
• CoffeeScript
• Objective C
• Lisp
• Perl
• Scala
• Scheme
• Other
• Erlang
• Lua
• SQL

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So, these are the programming languages that are learned by hackers for various purposes. In other words we can also say that hacker is a person who finds the vulnerabilities in a computer system or computer network and then exploits them. Hackers do hacking for various purposes like profit, challenge, fun or report the weakness to the organization [Flaws].