Given the following individual motives for cybercrime, I have ranked them, with the number one position being the one that, in my personal opinion, makes the most sense, and seven being the motive that makes the least sense:

1. Multiple reasons

            – It is reasonable to assume that those committing cyber crimes would have a combination of motives for their actions.

2. For money

            – Money is a main motivator for many cybercrimes, as data exposed from a data breach can be sold for large amounts.

3. Political

            – This is particularly true in today’s political climate where politics tend to be more tense.

4. Revenge

            – Those who feel a company or organization has wronged them in some way have the potential to use this motive to commit their crime.

5. Recognition

            – If an individual simply wanted attention for their actions, this would be their motive.

6. Entertainment

            – This is closer to the bottom of the list since pure entertainment doesn’t have much reward for the risk taken to commit cybercrime.

7. Boredom

            – This is unlikely as attackers usually have at least one driving motive behind their actions.