Хакерство як впливовий коректор сучасних політичних процесів

Abstract

The article analyzes the role of hackers in political processes and relations. It has been determined that hacking is a differentiated community that has separate groups, defined by their political goals and value foundations. It has been emphasized that virtualization of sociopolitical life, global changes in the social organization of society at various levels and strengthening the manipulative influence of the information-communication technologies and mass media on public opinion have created favorable conditions for ensuring hackers’ significant influencing the political processes. It has been noted that in hacking may represent constructive (hacktivism) and destructive (cyber terrorism) political activity. It has been determined that hackers’ interferences may result in changes results of the elections, public consciousness manipulation, ruining the reputation of political actors, solving international conflicts, cyber wars, deepening the crisis of the value system in the society.