Example https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_Sony_Pictures_hack
Maybe I misunderstood what a hacker can do, but why not rob someone’s credit card or bank account if they can do it to Sony?
As everyone knows, hackers must wear a ski mask while hacking
It prevents that the bugs flying in their faces. It’s an OSHA requirement.
If I went to all the trouble of hacking you and I emptied your bank account and savings, I’d get $12.
If I emptied Sony’s accounts, not only would I have potentially millions or more, but I could also get industrial secrets that could be worth even more, or possibly could be used to further my own electronics industry.
One of these isn’t worth the effort.
The amount of effort necessary doesn’t make it worth it usually
Why would anyone hack me? I’m poor, I’m boring, I have basically nothing to offer
The best thieves steal from the poor.
You have to pay a highly educated individual to spend hours finding any weakness to hack anything.
If you hack a big organization you’ll get more then a few dollars from a bank account. They also have a lot more things that could be vulnerable to hacking.
Not everyone has access to a Gibson.
