A red hat hacker is a type of hacker who takes aggressive steps to stop black hat hackers. They are also known as "vigilante hackers" and use their skills against cybercriminals and organizations that do not meet their own moral values or high standards of justice. Red hat hackers are driven by a sense of justice and the desire to build a safer, more just, and more accessible world based on their standards. They are willing to break the rules if necessary to get what they want and act outside of the law. Red hat hackers are not inherently evil, but they do everything they can to stop the bad guys, including taking aggressive actions. They are highly skilled and tend to get results. Red hat hackers use the same tools as black hat hackers, including botnets, malware, and vulnerability exploits. They may team up with white hat hackers if their views on an issue align. Red hat hackers are often dubbed the Robin Hoods of the virtual world. They are not opposed to stealing back what the cybercriminals or cyber attackers stole from their victims and giving them back to their owners.