Attacker Motivations

Data exfiltration attacks are motivated by

the desire to obtain sensitive or proprietary information, such as customer data or intellectual property

Espionage attacks are motivated by

organizations seeking to steal secret information from other organizations. This may come in the form of nation-states attacking each other or corporate espionage

Service disruption attacks seek

to take down or interrupt critical systems or networks

Blackmail attacks seek

to extort money or other concessions from victims by threatening to release sensitive information or launch further attacks

Finanical gain attacks are motivated

by the desire to make money through theft or fraud

Philosphical/political belief attacks are motivated

by ideological or political reasons

Ethical attacks, or white-hat hacking, are motivated

by a desire to expose vulnerabilities and improve security

Revenge attacks are motivated

by a desire to get even with an individual or organization by embarrassing them or exacting some other form of retribution against them

Disruption/chaos attacks are motivated

by a desire to cause chaos and disrupt normal operations

War

may also be a motivation for cyberattacks