It was stated that cybercriminals lack social skills. As a consequence, they fail to associate with people who can give them social support. Hackers will tend to be withdrawn and act on their own. When they are passing through difficult moments, they have no one to turn to. They, instead, decide to lash out in their anger or depression at other people by hacking them. At such low points, hackers will lack any remorse for their targets. If they rob the elderly of all the money saved, they will not feel a thing. If the hackers destroy infrastructure worth billions of dollars, they will still not feel a thing. Therefore, the lack of social support is, at times, the cause of extreme cases of cybercrime where many people are attacked, lives are lost, or the most vulnerable are attacked.
It is noteworthy that the discussed social characteristics might differ in hackers. For instance, one might have a social life but, due to oppression, they may decide to join a hacktivist group to support a rebellion against the oppressors. Having looked at the social predispositions of hackers that influence their decisions and shape their minds, we can now look at how they think.