Hackers have been busy this year, successfully attacking a wide range of businesses including the stock market, gaming networks, internet advertising systems, military sites, high-street stores, restaurants, Coca-Cola, AOL, eBay, Sony and Domino’s Pizza. Victims even include celebrities, whose nude self-portraits are now available on the web.
Some of those targets look like the stuff of Hollywood movies, while others appear to be very mundane. Why hack the Steam network, Domino’s Pizza or Coca-Cola? Do hackers want an unlimited supply of pizza, caffeine-laden drinks and computer games? Or is something more sinister afoot?
Motivations vary, with some attackers claiming to be activists while others are well-hidden and more likely to be focused on stealing data for financial gain.This data could be personal information; company secrets (such as the secret formula…
