Having a discussion on hacktivism is interesting these days because it’s there – and it’s not. We’ve experienced a definite departure from the hacktivism of the 90’s and early 2000’s (think movies like Hackers), where it was a couple of guys with some Raspberry Pi’s in a basement somewhere doing it for “the love of the game.”. Now, more hackers have an agenda, or have been swallowed up by some larger entity that does, and can, pay well for i). But here’s the million-dollar question; are hacktivists something that should be on the risk radar for your company? And if they are, how would you know it, and what would they look like? As we scope out the threat landscape of 2025, it would seem that hacktivists are no longer to be found. But they, and the things they do, persist. Just maybe under a different banner.
Are Hacktivists Going Out of Business? Or Just Out of Style – Infosecurity Magazine
