Suicide hackers are typically less-skilled hackers who are just about capable enough to gain access to systems but are not able to evade detection. These hackers have no concern for being caught or imprisoned—they are happy as long as they succeed in entering and disrupting a system. Their actions are motivated by revenge, political ideologies, and so on. This type of hacker doesn't care whether they are caught or arrested, so long as the job is done.

Next, we'll take a look at hackers that work on behalf of or within governments.