User:Julianonline/sandbox/Cyber-vandalism and Hacktivism

Cyber-vandalism (computer vandalism ) is a cyberattack that has no visible criminal, political, or ideological motivation; it typically involves ripping down a defenseless website to show off the hacker's skills. Hacktivism is using a computer's secure network illegally for ethically or politically driven purposes. The term "hacktivist" refers to those who engage in hacktivism.

= Cyber-vandalism = Young programmers are mostly responsible for creating malware like Trojan horses. Computer vandals may be divided into four basic categories: skillful students; seasoned developers; ex-pros; and vandals. The ease with which novices may now produce their own viruses is a result of the Internet. Smart programmers who can create novel ways to infect computers are those who create viruses. These might be intelligent programs that breach data system boundaries using cutting-edge techniques. The quantity of "classical" kinds of computer threats being published has decreased.

= Hacktivism = Hacktivists use the sites of organizations they think are just doing harm to broadcast comments or graphics to show their support for a social cause or opposition to that organization. In order to spur action or change, hacktivists want others to be aware of their activity. They frequently concentrate on social reform, but they also oppose the government, industry, and other groups. Compared to hacker acts, the legality of hacktivist actions is less questionable.

Types of Hacktivism

 * This strategy is used by journalists, activists, and leakers to safeguard their sources and themselves. These assaults are carried out by hacktivists to bar users from entering specific computer systems.


 * DoS and DDoS attacks overburden resources, overload systems with traffic, and make them difficult to access.


 * Doxing is the act of acquiring and making public information about a person or group. Sensitive information is occasionally utilized in extortion tactics.


 * Internet users can geobomb YouTube videos by applying a geotag to show the video's location on Google Earth and Google Maps.


 * Recap is just PACER reverse.


 * Hacktivists alter the code of a website so that visitors see errors or messages that represent the attacker's viewpoint.


 * The hacktivist will copy the content of a censored website and attach it to a different URL on a mirror site.

Types of Hacktivist Groups
Cult of the Dead Cow


 * Founded as a hacker collective as well as a media outlet, CDc was established in 1984. The group concentrated on stopping China's abuses of human rights in the middle of the 1990s. Ninja Strike Force, founded in 1996, and Hacktivismo, founded in 1999, are two further hacktivist organizations that CDc split from.

Anonymous


 * On the 4chan boards, Anonymous first surfaced around 2003. In 2008, they became well-known after criticizing the Church of Scientology. It is known for employing contentious methods like doxing, and it has sworn war on politicians. Several members of the group have been detained for engaging in unlawful activity.

WikiLeaks


 * The website is renowned for posting hundreds or thousands of papers regarding the American wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. During the 2016 presidential campaign, WikiLeaks also released over 20,000 emails from the Democratic National Committee. It is an unaffiliated, nonprofit online media company.

LulzSec


 * The attack that brought down the government's computer system was the most significant.

Syrian Electronic


 * In 2013, we saw a rise in DDoS assaults by Syrian hackers targeting businesses and government organizations in the United States. The group, which targets computer systems deemed a danger to the Syrian government, was hosted on Syria's national public networks. A group that asserts its support for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad also emerged in 2011.

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