Hacktivist
Course: AP® Cybersecurity Shows up in: Unit 2: Securing Spaces
An adversary who compromises computers and networks to support a social, political or personal cause, believing the goal justifies illegal methods.
Appears in the course and exam description (CED): 2.1.B.2
Why it matters in Unit 2
Their targets are chosen for the message, not the money.
Example
A group leaks a city council’s internal emails to protest a vote.
Learn it properly, with a checkpoint 2.1 Cyber Foundations