Review the articles linked with each individual motive. Rank the motives from 1 to 7 as the motives that you think make the most sense (being 1) to the least sense (being 7). Explain why you rank each motive the way you rank it.
• Entertainment https://9to5mac.com/2021/07/19/man-behind-linkedin-scraping/
• Political https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/new-generation-of-angry-youthful-hackers-join-the-hacktivism-wave-adding-to-cyber-security-woes/articleshow/81707844.cms
• Revenge https://newsfromwales.co.uk/news/revenge-porn-victims-in-wales-often-feel-let-down-by-the-law-as-cybercrime-slips-through-the-net/
• Boredom https://www.heraldlive.co.za/news/2021-05-31-cyberbullying-and-online-sexual-grooming-of-children-on-the-increase/
• Recognition https://www.theregister.com/2021/06/30/bradley_niblock_election_ddos/
• For money https://threatresearch.ext.hp.com/sex-drugs-and-toilet-rolls-how-cybercriminals-spend-their-money-infographic/
• Multiple reasons https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/what-drives-hackers-to-a-life-of/?__cf_chl_jschl_tk__=pmd_c1d89a4695edbd23f2bceb54d70f35ce5e536e86-1626721164-0-gqNtZGzNAfijcnBszQi6
- Multiple reasons
- I believe that having a number of reasons makes the most sense as motivation would be additive with more reasons.
- For money
- Money is already the reason behind many crimes like theft or fraud.
- Political
- People have really strong feelings behind political beliefs and some devote their lives to promote their viewpoint.
- Revenge
- Revenge is completely fueled by strong emotions, which often dictate human action.
- Recognition
- Some people do crazy things for recognition these days and cybercrime can reach a massive audience.
- Entertainment
- This and boredom kind of go hand in hand. Entertainment at the expense of others is a hobby for some strange individuals.
- Boredom
- This one is just inexcusable, find something else to stave boredom.