Classic Purpose of hackers

So I was hacked yesterday. Hacker changed my email and phone number associated with the account and all that jazz. I got my account and everything back but I can’t help but wonder what the hacker did while he had my account. I’m assuming hacking an account and email would be a complicated process and you would think the hacker would know he would have only a very limited time with the account. So why go through the trouble? What do they do on their end while they have the account that would make it worth it? I’m curious. via /r/wow https://ift.tt/34GQwCf