Josh Taylor examines how hacktivism has shifted from headline-grabbing stunts to something far more complex and harder to spot. In this Infosecurity Magazine opinion piece, he explores how former hacktivists are being absorbed into the cybercrime economy, how the label itself is often misused, and why these threats still belong on the risk radar for many organizations.
Originally published in Infosecurity Magazine.
Excerpt: ”Instead of messing around with small one-off jobs for possible payouts, those with the skills to successfully hack anything (and especially those with the propensity to already do it off the grid) are being snapped up by the well-oiled machinery of the cybercrime economy and put 'to good use' for guaranteed pay.” - Josh Taylor, Lead Cybersecurity Analyst, Fortra
