When the hackers intertwoin systems information technologys, the last thing on their mind is getting caught, according to a new survey. In fact, despite the many arrests we read about in recent years, 86% of hackers believe they will never face any consequences from the law.
The code protection software development company Thycotic, published today the results of a research, which concerns the logic of its participants Black Hat. The company interviewed 127 self-identified hackers during Black Hat 2014 and came up with some surprising facts.
Let's see one.
The impulses for attacks by hackers do not seem to be economically justified. More than half of the respondents said their energies were motivated by mood for fun or emotional satisfaction, while only 18% said it was making money and only 1% to get a reputation.
The 29% of the hackers who participated in the interview are identified as "chektists" who are interested in exposing the truth.
86% think they will not get caught, and 80% are attacking the emotion and the desire to reveal the truth. Thycotic founder and managing director, Jonathan Cogley, believes that many of them do not believe what they are doing is wrong.
In the question, what kind of tactics they use, according to Thycotic, use obsolete methods such as phishing and counterfeiting. In the survey, 99% of respondents said that these tactics are still effective.
“They're using the basics, and they're not looking for the next craze attack zero-day," Cogley said. "So a lot of them are happy using the attacks they used 10 years ago."
Another conclusion from Thycotic's research is that hackers seem to be afraid of their type. According to the survey, 88% of respondents believe that their own data is vulnerable to violations and theft from other hackers.
We should add that the results of the research are not representative. At first the sample was very small - 127 people - and apparently not one of those zero-day hunters.
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