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Daniel is a professional hacker whose aim is to attack a system to steal data and money for profit. He performs hacking to obtain confidential data such as social security numbers, personally…
The correct answer is D. Organized hackers. Organized hackers (D) best describes Daniel because he operates as part of a profit-driven criminal enterprise - stealing PII, financial data, and selling it on black markets - which is the hallmark of organized cybercrime groups motivated by financial gain. Industrial spies…
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Daniel is a professional hacker whose aim is to attack a system to steal data and money for profit. He performs hacking to obtain confidential data such as social security numbers, personally identifiable information (PII) of an employee, and credit card information. After obtaining confidential data, he further sells the information on the black market to make money. Daniel comes under which of the following types of threat actor.
Options
- AIndustrial spies
- BState-sponsored hackers
- CInsider threat
- DOrganized hackers
How the community answered
(20 responses)- A5% (1)
- C5% (1)
- D90% (18)
Explanation
Organized hackers (D) best describes Daniel because he operates as part of a profit-driven criminal enterprise - stealing PII, financial data, and selling it on black markets - which is the hallmark of organized cybercrime groups motivated by financial gain. Industrial spies (A) are wrong because they steal trade secrets or intellectual property for competitive advantage, not personal financial profit from selling PII. State-sponsored hackers (B) are wrong because they act on behalf of governments for political, military, or espionage objectives - not personal enrichment. Insider threats (C) are wrong because Daniel has no implied legitimate access to the organization; insiders are employees or contractors who misuse authorized access.
Memory tip: Think of "organized" as synonymous with "organized crime" - if the hacker is running what amounts to a criminal business (steal, sell, profit), they're an organized hacker. State = government, Industrial = corporate espionage, Insider = badge required.
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