Dark Reading has done a survey of “black hats” to shed some light on what they call the top 5 myths about hackers. I’m not sure how you take an accurate poll of people who want to be completely anonymous, but I guess they have their methods:
In a survey of 116 individuals who spend at least part of every day trying to break into systems they’re not authorized to access, we received a lot of feedback from people who don’t fit either the image of the pimply-faced script kiddie or the hardened criminal. And, for the most part, they’re anxious to break both stereotypes.
Some of the results are surprising to me, while others are pretty obvious. Yea, it’s no surprise that only one of the people they surveyed was under 18. The younger kids probably wouldn’t talk to them, nor would they be as well known in the community. It’s also pretty obvious that hardly anyone they talked to admitted to hacking for profit. If I was a criminal making money, why would I admit that to a magazine survey?
Now the part that did surprise me is the last myth. Apparently, black hat hackers are not worried about getting caught by corporate security or law enforcement. I would have thought that’s one of their primary concerns. Then again, they do talk about covering their tracks, which is done to prevent getting caught. So maybe they really are a little worried, after all.
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