Gray hats operate in the moral gray area. They might hack without permission but then disclose vulnerabilities to the organization. However, they might also leave backdoors or sell information. They're unpredictable.
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Gray Hat Hacker is an intermediate between a white hat and a black hat hacker.
They may work as security professionals and responsibly disclose everything, but might leave backdoors or sell confidential information to competitors.