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hackers enjoy the process of hacking for the thrill of it, enjoy doing something illegeal.

they consider the prestige from their friends an achievement

cybercrime has no effective borders so businesses are able to have info stolen

leads to loss of income

financial gain: simple motif - money

ransomware encrypts local files making the inaccessable

personal attack - to hack someone or a busienss for perhaps holding a grudge

disruption - to stop servers and operating systems from working as they should and can even be locked out completely

disruption may also have an ethical meaning behind it

data & information theft - data can be important to the peopel trying to steal it, it can be high in value to the organisation