Hackers are called many names: Hackerz, Crackerz, Phreakerz, and Cyberpunks.  These labels are both names given to them, and ones that they themselves have adopted.  Their roles in the information age still remains for the most part a mystery, though.  Some brand them as criminals.  Some have suggested that they are geniuses.  Most think that they are a danger.

The majority of people have very little knowledge, about hackers and their movement.  They are paranoid and suspicious of anyone who identifies himself or herself as a hacker.  People are motivated by fear, fear of the unknown.  Unfortunately, their fear is not wholly unjustified, but as history has shown it is wrong to condemn a whole group for the actions of a few.