MERCADOTECNIA

[hak-tuh-viz-uh m]
Hacktivism is the act of hacking, or breaking into a computer system, for a politically or socially motivated purpose. The individual who performs an act of hacktivism is said to be a hacktivist.

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Eugenia Murguia

Proyecto Final

The range of targets for these organisations has been wide. One of Anonymous's earliest targets was the Church of Scientology. The initial attack consisted of making prank telephone calls to the organisation and sending black sheets of paper by facsimile transmission.

This tactic was then added to by its internet equivalent – a denial-of-service attack. This involves sending multiple simultaneous requests for information to the target website, causing it to crash.

This tactic was then added to by its internet equivalent – a denial-of-service attack. This involves sending multiple simultaneous requests for information to the target website, causing it to crash.