Hacktivism
Hacker activism
Example
A lot of people have turned to hacktivism to uncover secrets
Yeah some are going after the Manitowoc county to uncover emails between the authorities
![The Mr. Robot TV show is one of the most popular examples of hacktivism](https://slang.net/img/slang/lg/hacktivism_4840.jpg)
Related Slang
Hacktivist | Hacker activist |
Hack | To make changes |
h4x0r | Hacker |
hax | Hacks |
Haxor | Hacker |
h4x0rz | Hackers |
Slacktivist | Lazy activist |
Hacktivism means hacker activism. The term combines "hacker" and "activism" and refers to hackers that have a golden heart, meaning they do it for a noble purpose.
Hacktivism has become more prominent as most of the developed world has gone online and confidential information is readily available on the Internet. A hacktivist is usually a person that wants to use his or her hacking abilities for a good cause such as uncovering fraud and blackmailing politicians.