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Major Hacking Incidents Politically Motivated Rather Than Financial

Feb 26, 2009 2:40 PM PST
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A study of 57 Web site hacks from last year showed that 24 percent were aimed at defacing a site rather than financial gain.

The figures from the latest Web Hacking Incidents Database Annual Report suggest that stealing money and data is not always the overriding motivation for hackers, although it has been a rising trend in recent years…

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Interesting report. Lot more activity going Jeremy Hitchcock – Feb 28, 2009 3:36 PM PST

Interesting report. Lot more activity going on. While some activity is pretty sophisticated, there is a lot of old school type of attacks going on.

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