The development of cyberspace has brought about innumerable advantages for the mankind. However, it also came with several serious drawbacks; as cyberspace evolves, so does cybercrime. Since the birth of cyberspace, individuals, groups and whole nations have been engaging in computer-related offences of various significance and impact, trying to exploit systems’ vulnerabilities, disseminate malicious software and steal data or funds. The concept of a hacker has entered the collective consciousness and become an intrinsic element of popular culture. However, there are hackers, or rather, cyberspace actors, who challenge this common view. This paper presents three types of such people, namely hacktivists, members of cyber militias and Internet trolls. Although they all use the Internet to break the laws or rules, their internal motivations are not always utterly sinister; actually, some of them firmly believe that their actions are for the greater good. This paper is structured as follows: Firstly, the general profile of a hacker is presented. Then, the state of the art is outlined, concerning other papers dealing with the motivations behind cyber threat actors. Following that, the three aforementioned groups of cyberspace actors are contrasted with the profile of a ‘typical’ hacker. Then, the profiles of a typical representative for each of the group and their motivations are indicated, followed by the final conclusions.

网络空间的发展为人类带来了无数的优势。但是，它也有一些严重的缺陷。随着网络空间的发展，网络犯罪也在发展。自网络空间诞生以来，个人，团体和整个国家就一直在从事与计算机有关的各种具有重大意义和影响的犯罪活动，试图利用系统的漏洞，传播恶意软件并窃取数据或资金。黑客的概念已进入集体意识，并成为流行文化的内在元素。但是，有些黑客或更确切地说是网络空间参与者正在挑战这一普遍观点。本文介绍了三种类型的此类人，即黑客主义者，网络民兵和互联网巨魔。尽管他们都使用互联网来违反法律或法规，他们的内在动机并不总是十分险恶；实际上，其中一些人坚信自己的行为是为了更大的利益。本文的结构如下：首先，介绍了黑客的概况。然后，概述了有关网络威胁参与者背后动机的其他论文的最新技术水平。之后，上述三个网络空间参与者群体与“典型”黑客的形象形成对比。然后，指出了每个小组的典型代表的概况及其动机，并给出了最后的结论。关于处理网络威胁参与者背后动机的其他论文。之后，上述三个网络空间参与者群体与“典型”黑客的形象形成对比。然后，指出了每个小组的典型代表的概况及其动机，并给出了最后的结论。关于处理网络威胁参与者背后动机的其他论文。之后，上述三个网络空间参与者群体与“典型”黑客的形象形成对比。然后，指出了每个小组的典型代表的概况及其动机，并给出了最后的结论。