- Money-using hacking to gain large quantities of money makes sense, if you’re good enough. Due to a lack of cybersecurity professionals, many people could get away with it.
- Political-hacking a popular site or social media outlet is a very efficient way of getting your message out into the world, as it is likely to be seen by many people.
- Boredom-being bored is one of the worst things ever. Sometimes you just need something to do, and for some people that’s hacking.
- Recognition-some people like to show that they are the best at what they do, and with hacking that is very clear if the results become headlines.
- Entertainment-similar to boredom, some people just hack things because they find enjoyment in it.
- Ego-similar to recognition, while recognition is more about being seen, ego is about feeling better than everyone else.
- Revenge-honestly revenge online can make sense, the reason I put it last was because they example used in the article was revenge porn, which like really? Bad use of revenge.