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A political organization's public website was recently defaced with messages promoting a specific social cause. Investigators determined that the attackers utilized low-sophistication web tools and were primarily driven by ideological motives rather than financial profit or state-sponsored espionage. Which of the following threat actor types best describes the perpetrators of this attack?

  1. HacktivistCevap
  2. B
    Nation-state actor
  3. C
    Organized crime syndicate
  4. D
    Insider threat

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Hacktivist
Hacktivists are threat actors driven by political, ideological, or social motivations. They commonly use tactics like website defacement to raise awareness for their cause using accessible attack tools.

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1
Analyze the primary motivation described in the scenario
The primary motive is ideological and social activism rather than monetary gain or national espionage.
Adversary classification depends heavily on primary intent and goals.
2
Evaluate technical sophistication and tactic
The attack involved low-sophistication web defacement techniques.
Understanding resource level and tactics narrows down candidate actor profiles.
3
Match the attributes to threat actor definitions
Hacktivists specifically fit the profile of ideologically motivated actors carrying out public web defacements.
This directly aligns with the CompTIA Security+ threat actor taxonomy.

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