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Donau-Universität Krems Zentrum für praxisorientierte Informatik Dr. Karl-Dorrek Straße 30 A-3500 Krems/Donau Understanding a hacker’s mind – A psychological insight into the hijacking of identities a White Paper by the Danube-University Krems, Austria Christian S. Fötinger Wolfgang Ziegler Commissioned by RSA Security Table of Contents 1. Introduction page 2 2. Identity Theft – A menace to society page 2 3. Hackers – The anonymous threat? page 4 3.1. Typology – Who are Hackers and what makes them tick? page 5 3.2. The good and the evil - Ideology and ethics of hackers page 6 3.3. Self-assessment by Hackers page 11 3.4. Psychological and sociological drivers page 19 3.5. Methodology page 23 3.6. A study by the German BKA (Bundeskriminalamt) page 26 3.7. Conclusion page 35 4. Best practice page 35 4.1. Individuals page 42 4.2. Companies page 43 4.3. Industry page 45 5. Conclusion page 46 6. References page 48