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What is hacktivism?

What is hacktivism? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (Internet) The practice of promoting a political agenda by hacking, especially by defacing or disabling websites.
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Anonymous, a hacktivism group that raises social issues, has announced a plan to focus on the banking sector.
Nevertheless, hacktivism is what we've got.
This paper provides a thorough analysis of the mainstream media representation of hackers, hacking, hacktivism, and cyberterrorism.
Denning is an expert and visionary in the fields of cybercrime, hacktivism, information warfare and security, and encryption.
She does differentiate among online activism, hacktivism, and cyberterrorism based on the severity of the activity's impact on the normal operation of target systems.
The type of attack and its purpose typically determine if the data is used for financial or political gain, fraud, or hacktivism, Vadapalli says.

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