Well... There are two types of hackers - one is like @xXAIR_FORCEXx (
>>10) and works as a hacker for companies or private people to help them fortify their files from any damage that anyone could cause
A nd the second one is hackers that hack for someone to get out an information. That is a detestable group. Although they also should have people's respect @ D3F@1T because they still can do something that is impossible to most of people around the world.
To become a hacker, you need to learn code languages and that is a really long and hard goal to obtain. You also have to learn about computer's security, as it was told before.
Moreover, you have to be aware that begginers are likely to get caught and track down easily and doing pranks on your friends will take them away from you.