Hacktivism

The nonviolent use of ambiguous digital tools in pursuit of political ends; these tools include website defacements, redirects, denial-of-service attacks, information theft, website parodies, virtual sitins, virtual sabotage, and software development. (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hacktivists - accessed 2 Apr 2009) Terms & Definitions of Interest for DoD Counterintelligence Professionals Terms & Definitions of Interest for DoD Counterintelligence Professionals Office of the National Counterintelligence https://www.dni.gov/files/NCSC/documents/ci/CI_Glossary.pdf

Utilizing technology to publicize a social, ideological, religious or political message. Hacktivism can refer to any attempt to alter or influence the outcome of an election by an interested third party, such as a nation state. It can also refer making information that is not public, or is public in non-machine-readable formats, accessible to the public. Glossary - Introduction to Information Technology for Election Officials U.S. Election Assistance Commission https://www.eac.gov/assets/1/28/Glossary_IT-Terms_Managing_Election_Technology.pdf