A criminal or malicious hacker; a
cracker. From George Lucas's Darth Vader, "seduced by the
dark side of the Force". The implication that hackers form a sort
of elite of technological Jedi Knights is intended. Oppose
samurai.
amurai: n. A hacker who hires out for legal cracking job
snooping for factions in corporate political fights, lawyers
pursuing privacy-rights and First Amendment cases, and other
parties with legitimate reasons to need an electronic locksmith....