What is Hacktivism?

Hacktivism refers to hacking for a cause. These hackers usually have a social or political agenda. Their intent is to send a message through their hacking activity while gaining visibility for their cause and themselves.

Many of these hackers participate in activities such as defacing websites, creating viruses, DoS, or other disruptive attacks to gain notoriety for their cause. Hacktivisim commonly targets government agencies, political groups, and any other entities these groups or individuals perceive as “bad” or “wrong”.