Hacktivists Flashcards
SY0-701
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Hacktivists
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Individual or groups that use their technical skills to promote a political cause or drive social change instead of for personal gain
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Types of attacks
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Website defacement, DDoS attacks, doxing, leaking of sensitive data. Tend to demonstrate high level of sophistication
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What is the motivation
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By their ideological beliefs rather than trying to achieve financial gains
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Who do they target
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Orgs or individuals that they perceive as acting out against their cause. Governments, corps, environmental
