Wednesday, May 9, 2012

What Motivates the Mind Of a Hacker?

Identity theft, I sort of get, the money, the credit. Bullying, I sort of get too, feel better about yourself by making another person feel worse. Even the anonymous comments on my blog that are meant to get me upset, I sort of get, because they are aimed at me. But hacking? I do not get this at all. MACs are unlikely to get computer viruses because 5% of the population uses MAC, the other 95% uses windows...so hackers do not want to waste their hacking time on just 5%. What could have invaded the essence of a hacker so much that they would want to take revenge on a whole society of unknown human beings?  What could have been so unfair that masses of blameless people have to suffer payback? If I would someday like to write I think I have to come a little bit closer to understanding this nature. But I am not close right now. I feel sad for the anonymous hackers of the world, living their lives in cowardly desperation.
Posted by Annmarie Pipa at 5:34 PM

81 comments:

  1. my church website keeps getting hacked. it is sad that some people waste their time hacking sites like ours! just sad.

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  2. Hacking is so sad! I am sorry to hear about the comments also! I agree with you!

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  3. I have many times wondered the exact same thing. Maybe the need for power over a large group of people...maybe just teenagers with nothing better to do. These people need a goal in their lives. Do you have a Mac? Did someone hack it????

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  4. This is just one of the reasons I love my Mac!

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  5. To me, hackers are like graffiti sprayers - they do it for effect!

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  6. the satisfaction someone gets by hurting someone else is not ok in any way shape or form, no one is perfect i may have been a bully while a small child. but you grow and you learn you can't blame kids for being kids not one kid is 100% perfect. But adults??? come on?? grow up and get a life and please find another hobby, hacking, identity theft and bullying others while hiding behind a computer screen is one of the lowest things someone can do. ;-(

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  7. Human nature sure is a funny thing. Mean comments on blogs is another enigma to me. Why waste time spreading nastiness, when spreading kindness makes one feel so much happier.
    Carolyn

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  8. Well said; I don't get it either but there are a lot of things I don't get-domestic violence, animal abuse, the slaughtering of innocent baby animals; the list could go on and on. I think those that get off at the expense of others need to find something to do.
    Have a great day tomorrow.
    Noreen

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  9. I don't get it either.My blog was hacked a week ago.Actually it was shabbyblogs.com but I was using one of there backgrounds.Thank goodness a fellow blogger told me she could not get on my blog.I took it off ASAP.I just don't get it.The good news is I had to redo my blog and I actually like it better now.
    Anne

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  10. I think- just my opinion- that it's a thrill thing. It takes a level of skill and the more they hack the more they want to because they want the thrill of getting better at it, to gain a rep even. They tend not to think about the people they might hurt because the victims faceless- it's rather a cowardly crime if you ask me.

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  11. How sad for the person who dislikes themselves so much that they have to hurt others to be happy.

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  12. You said it all perfectly. Hackers are scum, unless they're hacking Chinese computers and stealing trade secrets. Then it's okay.

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  13. I thought you were leading up to you having been hacked. Glad it isn't so...

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  14. I don't understand it either.Thanks for the follow. I'm following back.

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  16. hackers suck...yes saying...they got 2 of my hard drives in the last 4 years....

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  17. I don't know the answers to so many questions when it comes to these things. I tend to think these hackers feel some kind of power in a twisted sort of way. Sad. God bless.

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  18. Hackers are just people who try to bully others for some reasons. They're too cowardly (as you said) to man up and say what is really bothering them so they just rather ruin a reputation. Sad and pathetic.

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  19. The mind of a hacker is just a mind of a computer genius that feels slighted and usually doesn't have control in his/her life so they try and control the uncontrollable. It all breaks down to this. Hurt people hurt people, anyway they can. They need prayer like all of us hurt people do.

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  20. i have been hacked three times in the last month for weird stuff what is the point i have nothing of interest on twitter or fb

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  21. I don't understand it either???

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  22. It has not been pushed as theft and punished as theft. Too many people can get away with it an thus are encouraged to hack. Yes, awful and completely irrational.

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  23. I don't get it either. It is not like they can see the people they upset.

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  24. Knock on wood...I've never been. Totally cannot wrap my mind around the reasoning for such an awful thing.

    On a brighter side....thanks for letting me know where you are from...I was wondering if maybe it was this state. We are almost in the same neck of the woods!

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  25. I don't get it either. I guess they have nothing better to do with themselves. That's their bit of excitement in life.

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  26. my email is hacked. i get all sorts of stupid stuff there from people i know.
    :(

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  27. Uh oh, this is a real sore subject with me...I have wondered what motivates them too and the conclusion I have to come to is they just love making people miserable which makes them miserable people too. In my humble opinion, I think that they are dangerous and can have far reaching affects on us. So....this christian grandmother would like to 'beat them up'...then, of course I'd have to pray for forgiveness and for their healing. xo

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  28. Some hackers are just lonely introverted souls who like the idea that they can disrupt the world...beat the system...demonstrate their 'superiority'. I believe that many of them look at hacking as a game or a challenge...beating the odds and the 'system'. They frequently don't relate well to real people. I think that most of them are just 'gaming' an inanimate 'thing', and they don't relate their actions to anyone or any group in particular. Of course, there are those who just want to stick it to the government or big business. Like much of society, the hacker society is a complex group with many reasons driving them to do what they do. Just my opinion... Take Care, Big Daddy Dave

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    1. You hit it dead center. I have heard it said that hackers hack because they can! They are the ultimate computer geek who has no concept of or concern for the trouble they cause. They're too busy saying "I did it!" or "How cool I am to be able to do this big thing." It is a game! A game for idiots!!

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  29. Probably some immature kids trying to show off their know how. Stupid really and very sad.

    Mac's are become more popular, here in Canada they have an antivirus for Mac's yet I haven't loaded one on ours yet.

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  30. I don't get them either but actually feel sorry for them. They're like burglars who feed on the properties of others as they have none of their own.

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  31. I don't get it either. How does this become some kind of a "RUSH" or adrenaline fix for them. Or so I have read. Who knows what triggers this ridiculous entertainment for them. Do they know its illegal? Oh, maybe thats it? The thrill of thinking they can get away with something and not get caught.

    Irish

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  32. I often wonder that same thing. Why in the world would they waste their time to anonymously hurt strangers? If they are smart enough to know how to hack, you would think they could do something so much better with those smarts!

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  33. Crazy, isn't it? I get that a lot on my Youtube videos. They never leave their names - just the anonymous.

    Great post!

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  34. I think it's about power for them. They feel better about themselves because they feel that they have control over lives of so many people. It's sad!

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  35. Amen- I think that hackers are desperately solitary people that have no control over most of their life so they are going to take whatever control they can in as public a way as they can...it is their only "claim to fame" and, even then, cannot be acknowledged by them. Sad...really sad...xo Diana

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  36. Touch wood. I don't get it as of now.

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  37. I don't understand either - but then there are so many things I don't understand - never have. I was raised with a father who was a police officer, and coupled with my Christian upbringing, have always had a very healthy respect for the law and what was right, so try as I might, I cannot get inside the head of people who hack, or steal identities, or whatever...

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  38. Hackers are sad sad sad ... they like to ruin people and I have yet to figure out why... I guess it isn't for me to know...

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  39. I think it's the power, the challenge, the fact that they CAN. But I don't understand the why of it - why they get such enjoyment out of such a mindless pursuit, when they could do so many things that are worthwhile with their minds. It's sad, really...

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  40. "I feel sad for the anonymous hackers of the world, living their lives in cowardly desperation."

    Well said!

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  41. And that's what they are- the lowest level of cowards.

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  42. "I feel sad for the anonymous hackers of the world, living their lives in cowardly desperation." What a great line! And actually, I think you do get hackers. They are desperate for attention, but cowardly about it.

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  43. Those anonymous comments are usually spam or say some very upsetting things and for the few people that leave those comments I now have to approve every comment now. I don't get it either. The hacking problems? These people that hack into computers and develop the viruses must be smart. Why aren't they using their talents for good? Arrggh....

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  44. I think hacker are people that are bored with life and looking for a little excitement. Look at the press that these hackers get.

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  45. For those with kindness and caring in their hearts, it's next to impossible to comprehend such mindless disregard and meanness.

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  46. I totally agree, hackers are cowardly to do what they do!

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  48. Uggghhh hackers just piss me off. I mean REALLY! Who has nothing better to do then this. Jerks!

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  49. Just first had my first experience with one.....Just do not get it

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  50. I so agree loved reading this!
    Can't wait to see u on my blog!(:

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  51. Good internet security is a must to block hackers and undesireables. Any anonymous comments not relating to a certain post are ignored and deleted by me straight away :-).

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  52. Cowards require compassion. Be grateful you are not one of them. So sad.

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  53. I will never understand what motivated people like that, it is very sad.

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  54. You are so right! I don't understand hackers at all. It has never made sense to me why you would want to do such a weird thing to someone you've never met...and you don't really get anything out of it.

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  55. i dont understand hackers and i dont understand people in general that just steak or destroy something... maybe in my next life i will?!

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  56. yeah. it is just sad. Those are geeks who do things just because they can. They get the euphoric becasue they have done what is previously deemed not possible or because it challenges them to break into a security. it's all about ego.

    Spanish Pinay

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  57. Oh it is just sad that people waste their time trying to ruin the day of others! I have anonymous comments blocked:) Have a blessed day, HUGS!

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  59. I think it's the same as bullying - they get some sort of self-satisfaction by hacking. If they can do it, they feel a sense of accomplishment. I'm with you, though - I really don't get it.

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  60. Hackers are like vandals--what satisfaction does a person get destroying a stranger's property?

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  61. and then there are those of us who've been hacked....

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  62. I don't get it either :-O

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  63. I did a post on this exact same thing not too long ago after my twitter account got hacked. Seriously, what is their point? Because they can? Wow. Three words: What a waste.

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  64. To me, hackers want to see what they can get away with....like solving a puzzle. What can they crack?

    Heck - just try to solve the NY Times Sunday crossword puzzle!

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  65. Hackers have perverted minds, they do have satisfaction but negative one, they just don't get that poison...sad...

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  67. I've often wondered that myself. I think they are just like vandals (sp?) too. What joy do you get from destroying someone else's property. They must lead sad lives!

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  68. It's all too familiar, a friend of mine faced identity theft and I was almost scammed once myself. It was called the Ammyy Scam, I made sure to write in detail what happened just to help out the next person, I've had a lot of hits due to this fraud : http://danicabridgesmartin.blogspot.com/2011/11/ammyycom-scam.html
    :) Danica

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  69. I see a lot of email and twitter accounts getting hacked. I don't get that either.

    I guess in some instances there can be things of value on a computer. But a twitter account?

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  70. such an interesting post! glad you wrote it, gave me some food for thought.....


    xoxo, Amy
    www.amyisthinking.blogspot.com

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  71. I see this all the time. I don't understand. I get all these messages about bad things being sent about me- delete:)

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  72. Yea it is kind of weird. Probably someone that just likes showing they are smarter than everyone else.

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  73. Well put. Have a fabulous week! and Happy Mother's Day!

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  74. They definitely have issues. Your blog is an exciting place! Thank you for visiting me and the follow!

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  75. I am also puzzled about persons hacking into accounts and annoying persons. Boggles the mind! Have yourself a good weekend and Mother's Day.

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  77. I have been getting strange e-mails that say Amazon.com LLT received my cancellation and they have cancelled what looks like a book order. I did not order anything. I did a good search asking a question and discovered that a Canadian pharmacy is doing this as a scam. I have a bounce system that tells the sender that their message could not go through because the receiver is unknown. Hopefully they will stop soon. I have NO trouble with my comments on my blog. I receive notice each time I have a comment and then I publish it if it is OK. There is NO need for captchas those difficult to read words.

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  78. Someone got the number of one of my cards, had to have been off the computer. I only order flowers with this card never take it in my purse. Shread all papers from my crdet cards. They bought airline tickets before Christmas. They tried to buy some more after Christmas but they were refused. When I got my bill I saw the charges and called. I paid none of them and they gave me a new number. I think they are sad people.

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  79. I don't get it either. A friend of mine was just hacked by a Palestinian terrorist... his motivation was obviously hatred toward America. It's sad and unfortunate that hate fuels the hearts of men.

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