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News reports on this are still preliminary, and even so, not all hackers leave a manifesto behind explaining their reasons, so we're left to speculate for the time being.
You could say that the hackers were looking for information... there wouldn't be a wealth of credit card or social security numbers on Gawker's user accounts; however, some of their user passwords might be used on other accounts.
But while hacking has gained an organized crime fringe over the years, I'd say the biggest reason people hack is still the same... and it's the same reason people climb mountains - because it's there... because they can... because it's a challenge.
You could say that the hackers were looking for information... there wouldn't be a wealth of credit card or social security numbers on Gawker's user accounts; however, some of their user passwords might be used on other accounts.
But while hacking has gained an organized crime fringe over the years, I'd say the biggest reason people hack is still the same... and it's the same reason people climb mountains - because it's there... because they can... because it's a challenge.
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Cnet did a follow up story. Gnosis group associated with 4Chan seems to have claimed responsibility as a response to "arrogant" statements made by Gawker... basically they wanted to teach them a lesson.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-27080_3-20025558-245.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20