Jupp
Explorer
Nowadays usually there are two main reasons for this:
1. The did it because they can (makes no sense to those not involved but it happens all the time)
2. They did it because someone bought/paid them to do it
2a. Because someone wants a site going out of business, at least for some time, better forever
2b. Someone is so pissed off with the site or the owner that they bought the hack due to personal reasons
2c. Information theft (our account details are worth quite a bit actually)
There's a very real cyberwar going out there in the interwebs, and its a pretty nasty thing. Because the main reason is, like real wars are mostly fought over, money. You would be surprised how much money is involved in this.
1. The did it because they can (makes no sense to those not involved but it happens all the time)
2. They did it because someone bought/paid them to do it
2a. Because someone wants a site going out of business, at least for some time, better forever
2b. Someone is so pissed off with the site or the owner that they bought the hack due to personal reasons
2c. Information theft (our account details are worth quite a bit actually)
There's a very real cyberwar going out there in the interwebs, and its a pretty nasty thing. Because the main reason is, like real wars are mostly fought over, money. You would be surprised how much money is involved in this.