Motivation
We've curated 5 cybersecurity statistics about Motivation to help you understand how employee engagement and awareness are crucial in combating insider threats and enhancing overall security culture in 2025.
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56% of hackers say geopolitics now outweighs pure curiosity as a driving factor in hacking.
Data theft accounted for 37% of cyber-attacks, while 33% had an extortion component and 19% involved ransomware or destructive activity.
52% of all cyberattacks with known motives are driven by extortion and ransomware as of October 22, 2025.
In 80% of cyber incidents, attackers aimed primarily to steal data.
Espionage accounts for only 4% of cyberattacks, indicating a shift toward financially motivated cybercrime rather than state-sponsored operations as of October 22, 2025.