Elite hackers are the top 1%. They don't just use toolsβthey create them. When you hear "1337 speak" (leet speak), it comes from this community. These are the hackers who discover zero-day vulnerabilities and write their own exploits.
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An elite hacker, also referred to as 1337 or leet, is someone with deep knowledge of exploits.
They are able to create exploits and modify code that someone else wrote. They possess elite skills of hacking.
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Create Exploits
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Modify Code
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Zero-Day Discovery
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Deep System Knowledge
"1337" or "LEET" comes from "ELITE" β the hacker aristocracy