The group/community that most hacktivists will avoid hacking.
Cozy Bear
Leaking personal, confidential, or incriminating information against organizations or public figures.
Anarchists
The term used to describe hackers or hacking groups that target civil infrastructure or military equipment as their points of attack.
Former prolific and talented fraudster and tech-genius who exposed STINGRAY - a secret US government surveillance technology that hacks into cell phones.
Non-government organizations
The LulzSec group symbol, (hacktivist group founded in May 2011).
Nation-state hacking group from Russia famous for COVID-19 vaccine data theft.
The person responsible for the Anonymous group's web defacement on two websites on MIT's domain, on January 13, 2013.
Doxxing
Anonymous group logo
An American computer security consultant, author, and convicted hacker. He is known for his social engineering skills and has written a book on the area, called The Art of Deception.
Nation state hacking group from North Korea best known for the WannaCry ransomware attack.