A wetware hacker is an individual who utilize various technology, contemporarily electronic, to influence wetware. Sensory and extra-sensory, like transcranial magnetic stimulation, inputs are used to augment perception and alter consciousness.

It is the desire of a wetware hacker is to take advantage of the physical interface with the brain, visual and auditory perception, along with direct electromagnetic manipulation, to alter the mind, at least temporarily.

There are three main types of wetware hacking: Perception Augmentation and Control Supplementation, Recreational Neural Electromagnetic Stimulation, Rehabilitation and Enhancement. There is overlap in the application of various devices and techniques between these categories. Meaning the same device or technique could be used to facilitate more then one type of significance depending on its employment process.