The History of Hacking at MIT

MIT Hacker Code

Be safe. Your safety, the safety of your fellow hackers, and the safety of anyone you hack should never be compromised.
Be subtle. Leave no evidence that you were ever there.
Leave things as you found them (or better).
If you find something broken call F-IXIT (the local number for reporting problems with the buildings and grounds). Hackers often go places that Institute workers do not frequent regularly and may see problems before anyone else.
Leave no damage.
Do not steal anything.
Brute force is the last resort of the incompetent. (“One who breaks a thing to find out what it is has left the path of reason.”—Keshlam the Seer, Knight of the Random Order)
Do not hack while under the influence of alcohol/drugs/etc.
Do not drop things (off a building) without a ground crew.
Do not hack alone (just like swimming).
Above all, exercise common sense.