{"id":37851,"date":"2020-10-26T15:04:30","date_gmt":"2020-10-26T15:04:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/packetstormsecurity.com\/news\/view\/31699\/How-Politics-Injustice-Shapes-How-We-View-Hacktivism.html"},"modified":"2020-10-26T15:04:30","modified_gmt":"2020-10-26T15:04:30","slug":"how-politics-injustice-shapes-how-we-view-hacktivism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/how-politics-injustice-shapes-how-we-view-hacktivism\/","title":{"rendered":"How Politics, Injustice Shapes How We View Hacktivism"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/zdnet1.cbsistatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2020\/10\/26\/7e85e73c-d72e-4423-9752-57d2c17ea857\/thumbnail\/770x578\/601d723a80ef959320645e0492a75a33\/screenshot-2020-10-26-at-11-28-03.png\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;If they don&#8217;t listen to us, do they deserve it?&#8221; is the question being asked in a new study exploring modern attitudes surrounding the legitimacy of cybercriminal activities.&nbsp; <\/p>\n<p>Today, the breadth and scope of cyberattacks are vast. Unsecured <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/financial-apps-leak-425gb-in-company-data-through-open-database\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">cloud servers<\/a> and data theft has created a lucrative trade in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/card-details-for-3-million-dickeys-customers-posted-on-carding-forum\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">carding forums<\/a>, identity theft and online fraud are rampant; the mass sale of PII dumps is common; ransomware attacks on hospitals cause <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/first-death-reported-following-a-ransomware-attack-on-a-german-hospital\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">patient deaths<\/a>, attacks launched against utilities prompt city-wide <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/how-hackers-attacked-ukraines-power-grid-implications-for-industrial-iot-security\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">blackouts<\/a>, and state-sponsored groups covertly conduct cyberespionage for political or financial gain. <\/p>\n<p>Often, cyberattack attribution can be difficult &#8212; but not always. So-called hacktivists, for example, may claim responsibility for website defacement and other kinds of attacks for political, religious, or social purposes.&nbsp; <\/p>\n<p><strong>TechRepublic:&nbsp;<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.techrepublic.com\/article\/new-york-financial-watchdog-calls-for-social-media-cybersecurity-regulator-after-twitter-hack-of-biden-and-obama\/?ftag=CMG-01-10aaa1b\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-component=\"externalLink\">New York financial watchdog calls for social media cybersecurity regulator after Twitter hack of Biden and Obama accounts<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Over the past decade, hacktivism became commonly associated with the Anonymous collective and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/wikileaks-founder-charged-with-conspiring-with-anonymous-and-lulzsec-hackers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">LulzSec offshoot<\/a>, which opportunistically aligned with various social campaigns over the years, extending protests from the sidewalk to the digital realm.&nbsp; <\/p>\n<p>Website defacement, distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks, and doxxing are common trajectories for these groups &#8212; with members often anonymous and based worldwide &#8212; and as using tools for these purposes became easily accessible and cheap, everyone from a black hat to a script kiddie could take advantage.&nbsp; <\/p>\n<p>It is important to note, however, that the general public can become collateral damage in such attacks if their online accounts or data is compromised. <\/p>\n<section class=\"sharethrough-top\" data-component=\"medusaContentRecommendation\" data-medusa-content-recommendation-options=\"{&quot;promo&quot;:&quot;promo_zd_recommendation_sharethrough_top_in_article_desktop&quot;,&quot;spot&quot;:&quot;dfp-in-article&quot;}\"> <\/section>\n<p>Despite 2020 &#8212; and the overall year it has been &#8212; hacktivism incidents, on the whole, appear to have waned. However, as shown when Anonymous&#8217; social media accounts suddenly gained millions of new followers during the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/world\/americas\/george-floyd-protests-live-trump-police-military-today-minneapolis-update-autopsy-a9543656.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" data-component=\"externalLink\">Black Lives Matter protests<\/a> sparked by the death of George Floyd, there may still be an undercurrent of support for such activities when social injustice is felt &#8212; or the belief that voices are being ignored.&nbsp; <\/p>\n<p>In a research paper, &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/journals.sagepub.com\/doi\/10.1177\/1368430220937777\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" data-component=\"externalLink\">If they don&#8217;t listen to us, they deserve it<\/a>&#8220;: The effect of external efficacy and anger on the perceived legitimacy of hacking,&#8221; published September 30 in the academic journal <em>Group Processes &amp; Intergroup Relations<\/em>, researchers have examined how disappointment in social systems could change how we view, and whether or not we would support, hacktivism.&nbsp; <\/p>\n<p>University of Kent academics Maria Heering, Giovanni Travaglino, Dominic Abrams, and Emily Goldsack conducted two studies in which participants were presented with &#8220;unfair&#8221; grading practices and the exploitation of their work in university and online platform settings. <\/p>\n<p>They were then told that upper management was either willing or unwilling to investigate their complaint.&nbsp; <\/p>\n<p><strong>See also:&nbsp;<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/sec-issues-kik-5-million-penalty-over-illegal-cryptocurrency-offering\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SEC issues Kik $5 million penalty over illegal cryptocurrency offering<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>In the next part of the study, participants were told that the authority&#8217;s website had been defaced and access was disrupted over the course of several days.&nbsp; <\/p>\n<p>Including responses from 259 undergraduates and 225 non-students, respectively, the studies build upon a &#8220;social banditry&#8221; framework proposed by Travaglino in 2017, in which &#8220;despite acting illegally,&#8221; the activities of &#8216;bandits&#8217; that gave &#8220;otherwise voiceless masses with an opportunity to express their grievances&#8221; could secure the support of community members.&nbsp; <\/p>\n<p>When an authority was considered unresponsive and their complaints were not taken seriously, participants reported anger &#8212; and the perception of the legitimacy of the hacktivists&#8217; attacks increased, making them &#8220;more likely to legitimize the hackers&#8217; disruptive actions as a way to manifest their own anger against the organization.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Support for hackers is a key expression of vicarious dissent because hackers&#8217; actions are highly visible and public, require expertise that laypeople do not generally have, and often (but not exclusively) may be aimed at government agencies, corporations and other powerful entities,&#8221; the paper reads.&nbsp; <\/p>\n<p>In other words, it may be that members of the general public that feel ignored and powerless in an unjust situation may be more inclined to support today&#8217;s digital Robin Hood figures &#8212; no matter other potential consequences, such as data loss or theft, operational disruption, business cost, or whether or not the criminal actions force an authority to rethink their position. <\/p>\n<p><strong>CNET:&nbsp;<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnet.com\/news\/voting-by-text-or-tweet-isnt-a-thing-dont-be-fooled\/?ftag=CMG-01-10aaa1b\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-component=\"externalLink\">Voting by text or tweet isn&#8217;t a thing. Don&#8217;t be fooled<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>The team says that in the future, it may also be worth exploring how such &#8216;bandits&#8217; may lose support, such as if their actions are seen as &#8220;selfish&#8221; rather than &#8220;getting back&#8221; at authority. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;While this study explored individuals&#8217; feelings of anger, there is certainly more to be explored in this research area,&#8221; Heering commented. &#8220;For example, there might be important differences between the psychological determinations of individuals&#8217; support for humorous, relatively harmless forms of hacking, and more serious and dangerous ones.&#8221; <\/p>\n<h3> Previous and related coverage <\/h3>\n<hr>\n<p><strong>Have a tip?<\/strong> Get in touch securely via WhatsApp | Signal at +447713 025 499, or over at Keybase: charlie0<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p> READ MORE <a 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