Having looked at the psychological make-up of hackers, it is good to look at their characteristics. These characteristics help explain what influences their criminal minds to act in the ways they do. The social characteristics are as follows:
Social characteristics of hackers
Lack of social skills
Hackers tend to be withdrawn and introverted. They will not have much of a social life outside hacking, and this explains why they are inconsequential and ready to take risks. If hackers had a stable family and several dependents, they would be less drawn towards engaging in cybercrime as they would fear being arrested and leaving the dependents without a breadwinner. The lack of social skills also presents another problem, where...
