In the usage of 2600 and affiliates, the often loaded term “hacking” refers to Grey Hat hacking, which is generally understood to be any sort of technological utilisation or manipulation of technology which goes above and beyond the capabilities inherent to the design of a given application. This usage attempts to maintain neutrality, as opposed to the politically charged and often contentious terms White Hat hacking, which is designated as “hacking” motivated exclusively by good intentions (e.g. enhancing the performance of a device or exposing the vulnerabilities of a security system for the benefit of the system administrator), or Black Hat hacking, which is designated as “hacking” motivated exclusively by bad or selfish intentions or for monetary gain (e.g. stealing useful information (credit card information, source code, etc.) and selling it or trading it or exacting revenge through technological sabotage, technological invasion, physical invasion, social engineering (security) or other methods).