Hacktivism is the act of misusing a computer system or network for a socially or politically motivated reason. Individuals who perform hacktivism are known as hacktivists.


Real life example of Hacktivism:

As hacktivism is a newer concept, is important to identify some of the larger incidents of hacktivism and identify reasons that these incidents took place.
This will assist in helping organizations understand some of the impetus behind hacktivism and perhaps analyze methods that they can utilize to avoid becoming a victim of hacktivism.

OpVenezuela:

In 2014, domestic uprisings in protest of Venezuelan government repression and censorship sparked an attack by the groups Anonymous, Lulzsec and Binary Guardians.
This widespread campaign of DDoS attacks and government website defacing by these cyber actors was to protest the Maduro government.
Furthermore, activists were able to gain access to the official Twitter account of President Maduro and posted tweets saying 'No se metan con los mejores,
hacked by @LulzSecPeru' or 'Don't mess with the best.' The primary reasoning behind these hacks was directly related to the inability to air grievances and to political opposition against censorship and state violence.