How New-Age Hackers Are Ditching Old Ethics

This commentary outlines a shift in cybercriminal behavior: ransomware groups and newer, younger hackers increasingly prioritize profit and notoriety over prior informal ethics, driving more aggressive targeting (including hospitals and critical infrastructure), repeated exploitation, and public shaming of victims; it cites cases like Colonial Pipeline and ALPHV/BlackCat to illustrate the trend and urges organizations to adopt full-spectrum threat intelligence and vigilance.