Hacktivism

Understanding Hacktivists: The Overlap of Ideology and Cybercrime

04 Februar 2025

Hacktivist groups are driven by a political or ideological agenda. In the past, their actions were likened to symbolic, digital graffiti. Nowadays, hacktivist groups resemble urban gangs. Previously composed of low-skilled individuals, these groups have evolved into medium- to high-skill teams, often smaller in size but far more capable.

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Hacktivism: Hacktivism can be described as the use of malicious techniques such as denial of service attacks for political reasons, instead of for monetary gain or personal reasons.   Artikel lesen

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    We have been looking at the hacktivism landscape to help the United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute (UNICRI) understand this cybercriminal phenomenon for their paper on the topic. The UNICRI paper was released today at a launch event held at the United Nations headquarters where we gave an overview on emerging trends in the underground.
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