Hackers break into systems to impress themselves and others. Machiavellians use computer hacking skills to advance a personal agenda. Exceptions see themselves as candidates for special infosec care and handling. Avengers are looking for revenge in response to perceived slights and setbacks. Career thieves are computer-enabled white collar crooks embezzlers, con artists, and others who view their employment as little more than a license to steal.
Moles steal too, but for governments or other companies.
While there is no surefire way to single out a would-be hacker, corporations are taking a more serious look at how to avoid hiring these individuals. Approaches short of psychological profiling can be very effective, and are becoming more widely employed, such as background checks, polygraphs, online monitoring, online name searches, employee counseling and awareness training. Whether the motivation is curiosity, ego, competition with fellow hackers, control, hacktivism, revenge or greed, there is a subculture out there that is actively plotting its next move. Love Bug can be seen as an evolutionary link in the hacking chain. Solutions require responsible engagement across the Internet community.