Hacktivism: a Theoretical and Empirical Exploration of China’s Cyber Warriors


Yip, Michael and Webber, Craig (2011) Hacktivism: a Theoretical and Empirical Exploration of China’s Cyber Warriors. In, ACM WebSci '11, Koblenz, Germany, 14 - 17 Jun 2011.

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Description/Abstract

China is frequently reported as the source of many politically motivated cyber-attacks. Yet, there have been very few studies on the people behind such attacks, also known as hacktivists. In this paper, we have taken a step back and studied some of the reasons behind the rise of freelance hacktivism emanating from China. Using various criminological theories, as well as political and sociological approaches, we propose a novel theoretical framework behind Chinese hacktivism. Furthermore, we present an empirical analysis on the membership growth patterns of online Chinese hacktivist forums and use the observed patterns to support our proposed framework.

Item Type: Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Additional Information: Event Dates: 14-17 June 2011
Keywords: Hacktivism, National Humiliation, Ressentiment, Relative Deprivation, China
Divisions: Faculty of Physical and Applied Science > Electronics and Computer Science
Faculty of Physical and Applied Science > Electronics and Computer Science > Web & Internet Science
Faculty of Social and Human Sciences > Social Sciences > Sociology & Social Policy
Item ID: 272350
Date Deposited: 27 May 2011 00:33
Last Modified: 23 May 2012 10:21
Contributors: Yip, Michael (Author)
Webber, Craig (Author)
Date: 14 June 2011
Additional Information: Event Dates: 14-17 June 2011
Status: Published
Contact Email Address: my2e09@ecs.soton.ac.uk
Further Information:Google Scholar
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/272350

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