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When the term “hack” is used in mainstream media, it is often in the context of cybercrime and black hat activities. However, ethical hackers are quite the opposite of their malevolent counterpart, having no intent to harm and being on a payroll. Companies contract them to “attack” corporate networks with fierce hacking techniques to test out defenses and spot vulnerabilities. White hat hackers can use WHOIS records to make their simulated scams look even closer to the real ones, identifying questionable registrations and following the same patterns.