Hacktivism and It’s Criminal Inspiration
The recent hacking spree by Lulzsec has helped make hacktivism a household term. Although hacktivism is nothing new, it has undergone a rapid evolution that is driven and inspired by criminal, for-profit hacking. The Lulzsec team leveraged the methods and technologies used by private hackers to steal data and sell it on the black market. During the Cold War, we witnessed how military advances drove private sector—especially in aviation. Today’s robust criminal hacking industry has helped driving hacktivism.
- Rob Rachwald and Noa Bar Yosef
- InfoSecurity
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