I find it somewhat interesting that this hacker didn't use this information for leverage, if he's indeed some strong supporter of the free Palestine cause. Instead, he just let it loose and raised the middle finger.
It makes me think either the supposed motivation for this hack isn't what it seems, or it was perpetuated by someone who's incredibly naive. It just doesn't seem to add up.
Well, you don't get leverage by not releasing data for no reason...
However, if you're in possession of 20k FBI agents' private information, you could probably contact Palestinian politicians, and they could use it in negotiations. It's valuable information to governments at war.
And then your crime goes from (mere) 'computer misuse' to 'espionage' or even 'treason', with the exciting penalties they draw. I don't think anyone with half a brain wants to go down that road, particularly since the info isn't even that valuable, but the penalties would be the same as TS/SCI information release to an 'enemy government' or similar.
I should also point out, there are probably dozens of parties who are interested in that FBI information, not just Palestinians. He could have sold to the highest bidder but chose not to.
It makes me think either the supposed motivation for this hack isn't what it seems, or it was perpetuated by someone who's incredibly naive. It just doesn't seem to add up.