Sam Garden 2/14/24
1: For Money
I ranked the motive of money first on my list because money seems to be the solution to all probelms in the world. Money is the reason for most phishing emails or phone calls. When buying something off an unsecured website your card information might get stolen. This motive makes the most sense because money is a dangerous tool and people will do anything to acquire it.
2: Political
I ranked political motives number two because it seems like when politics are involved people will do anything to win, even if it’s illegal. This motive makes sense because competition in politics pressures people to do unlawful things.
3: Recognition
I put recognition in the middle of the pack because I just think its unreasonable for someone to cause a major cyber attack just for recognition towards themselves or something else.
4: Multiple Reasons
I wasnt quite sure where to put this because it could mean many things, but having multiple reasons to commit a crime makes sense as the motives can be anything.
5: Revenge
Revenge hacking is something that I find very irrational and useless because it can progress to more violent cyber and/or physical abuse.
6: Entertainment
I ranked entertainment close to the bottom because just like boredom, its something to do to get you that “high” that you didnt have before. The excitement that may come from hacking something or someone can give you that satisfaction. This doesnt make sense to me which is why I placed it so low on my list.
7: Boredom
Boredom cybercrime motives just make no sense in general. Usually when people are bored, they go out and find a new hobby or play some video games. But to hack a website or a business is just plain irrational and a new level of psychopath.