Eli5 What exactly is “hacking” and how does it work?

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Eli5 What exactly is “hacking” and how does it work?

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Stealing information or publishing fake information from a computer system.

Maybe by tricking someone into sharing their bank password by pretending to be a friend or helper.

Maybe by taking many guesses at their password until you get it right.

Maybe by connecting to a badly secured computer and installing a some software that will silently collect the information it has access to and then mail it back to you.