"Individuals May Legitimize Hacking When Angry With System or Authority"

According to a new study conducted by researchers at the University of Kent, individuals are more likely to support hackers' disruptive actions when they are against systems or authorities that they believe are unjust or dismissive of their demands. Based on participants' responses to a number of fictional scenarios in which authorities perceived as unjust are faced with a cybersecurity breach, people are willing to legitimize the hacking activity behind the breach at an organization's expense if they feel it is on their behalf. This article continues to discuss the performance of this study and what its findings suggest about individuals' support for different forms of hacking. 

Science Daily reports "Individuals May Legitimize Hacking When Angry With System or Authority"