a monetary gain financial gain political already just beliefs so people want to make a statement against government against the country there could be actually emotional reactions. or even sexual impulses showing off my skills to my peers. one person who made a name for himself by demonstrating his hacking skills was an iraqi born british student mustafa. in twenty eleven he and several members of a group known as lulz security broke into the computer systems of several high profile companies and organizations but they didn't do it for money they did it to show that they knew more about digital security than a lot of highly paid specialists. they also wanted some corporations to become more transparent about their activities.