2.6 Compare the motivations for a cyber attack in key sectors

Particularly in manufacturing and retail, where stealing a competitor's secrets can give a hacker's employer a market edge.

The most direct way to get rich quick for hackers. They break into banks digitally to steal money or personal information they can use or sell.

Here, the theft can be more about stealing secrets (like a new product design) that can be sold to competitors, or direct theft of money through fraud.

Holding personal information ransom or selling it on the dark web can be lucrative because healthcare records have comprehensive personal data.

While not always directly about money, disrupting these can lead to financial gain through ransom demands or by being paid by enemies of the state.

Disgruntled employees across any sector might leak sensitive information or disrupt operations to hurt their employer.

Government systems are prime targets for those wanting to expose wrongdoing, push a political agenda, or simply prove a point.

Governments attack each other to steal secrets, understand vulnerabilities, or lay the groundwork for potential future conflicts.

The challenge of breaking into sophisticated and well-defended systems, like those of governments and big corporations, can be a draw for some hackers looking to prove their skills or gain notoriety.