Not all hackers are bad guys, but for the cyber-criminals that have replaced the "thrill-seeking hackers" a new kind of cyber-crime-fighter is needed. That's where the Hacker Hunters come in to play. Criminal hackers work in cyber-gangs, specializing in identity theft, phishing and fraud. "The wave of the future is getting inside these groups, developing intelligence, and taking them down," says Christopher M.E. Painter, deputy chief of the Computer Crime section of the Justice Dept. For an in-depth look at how hacker hunters do their job, read Hacker Hunters.
