What drives ShinyHunters, the group that claimed responsibility for hacking the FBI?

According to CBC News, ShinyHunters has been active since at least 2019 and is known as one of the most prolific data theft and extortion groups[1].CBC reports that the group is giving the FBI one week to remove or "correct" a report from May that makes claims about the group that it says are false.[1] A ShinyHunters spokesperson told The Register that "this was fundamentally a public relations and marketing initiative for our business."[2]Ethical hacker Ian Lin told CBC that ShinyHunters are chasing notoriety and fame, despite individual members being anonymous.[1] CBC reports that Lin also said the group seems to be mostly financially motivated and not driven by a particular ideology or worldview.[1]According to CBC, former FBI official Cynthia Kaiser said the group has a penchant for picking "incredibly large" targets and wanting to show off what they can do.[3] CBC reports that Kaiser said its members overlap with other groups like Scattered Spider and LAPSUS$[3].Reuters, in a story CBC carried, quoted former FBI counterintelligence operative Eric O'Neill calling the data "a foreign intelligence service goldmine."[4]CBC later reported that a ShinyHunters representative said they were never planning to release the sensitive data[5]. According to NBC News, FBI Cyber Division Assistant Director Brett Leatherman told the group's members: "I suggest you reach out first while the choice is still yours."[6]