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

Rising From the Underground: Hacktivism in 2024
28 Juni 2024
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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Cyber propaganda 101
10 März 2017
The basic facts about cyber propaganda and the methods used by modern propagandists
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Cyber Threats to the Mining Industry
28 Juni 2016
This research paper looks at the mining industry as a target for a broad set of threat actors, its role in regional and global supply chains, and its vulnerabilities.
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ETA Hacking Group Member Pleads Guilty for DDoS Attacks on a Researcher’s Site
12 April 2016
A member of the hacking group Electronik Tribulation Army (ETA) pleaded guilty last week for launching a DDoS attack on a researcher's site.
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2016 Security Predictions: The Fine Line
27 Oktober 2015
From new extortion schemes and IoT threats to improved cybercrime legislation, Trend Micro predicts how the security landscape is going to look like in 2016.
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Hacktivism 101: A Brief History and Timeline of Notable Incidents
17 August 2015
While not done for profit, hacktivism has forced companies and organizations to face critical security challenges. Find out what it is and how it evolved from being the “Internet’s voice” to one of today's biggest security threats.
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Group behind Attacks on German Websites Identified [blog]
21 Januar 2015
A pro-Russian group called CyberBerkut claimed responsibility for a recent hack on certain German government websites in early January. More information regarding its members and how they did have also surfaced.
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5 Questions for Web Admins as Attacks on Hong Kong Government Sites Continue
14 Oktober 2014
As agents of online hacktivist movements continue to target the websites of government, education, health, and other industries, what can web administrators do to prepare for them?
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Hacktivism

Understanding Hacktivists: The Overlap of Ideology and Cybercrime

Rising From the Underground: Hacktivism in 2024

Cyber propaganda 101

Cyber Threats to the Mining Industry

ETA Hacking Group Member Pleads Guilty for DDoS Attacks on a Researcher’s Site

2016 Security Predictions: The Fine Line

Hacktivism 101: A Brief History and Timeline of Notable Incidents

Group behind Attacks on German Websites Identified [blog]

5 Questions for Web Admins as Attacks on Hong Kong Government Sites Continue

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