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posted by n1 on Monday April 24 2017, @09:15AM   Printer-friendly
from the gateway-drug-er-tools dept.

Sky News reports:

Hacking is ensnaring teenagers who would otherwise be unlikely to be involved in traditional crime, says a National Crime Agency [UK] report.

It aims to understand how teenagers become hackers and is based on interviews with eight young people cautioned or sentenced for hacking offences.

The average age of cybercrime suspects was 17 years old and that the availability of low-level hacking tools "encourages criminal behaviour", it said.

[...] The NCA report suggested that targeted interventions towards teenagers at the early stages of hacking can steer them away from criminal hacking.

"Just say no" to hacking tools.

Additional reporting: BBC


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  • (Score: 4, Funny) by Runaway1956 on Monday April 24 2017, @12:19PM

    by Runaway1956 (2926) Subscriber Badge on Monday April 24 2017, @12:19PM (#498786) Journal

    Hell, I'm the pusher. I've introduced a couple dozen people to Linux, Wireshark, and a few other beginner's tools. Once they're hooked, I start charging them. Of course, that hasn't worked out very profitably - they tend to just go online to get their fix.

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