Teenage hackers are motivated by idealism and impressing their mates rather than money, according to a study by the National Crime Agency.The law enforcement organisation interviewed teenagers and children as young as 12 who had been arrested or cautioned for computer-based crimes.A new way to punish young cybercriminals make them wear a wifi jammer Read moreIt found that those interviewed, who had an average age of 17, were unlikely to be involved in theft, fraud or harassment. Instead they saw hacking as a moral crusade, said Paul Hoare, senior manager at the NCAs cybercrime unit, who led the research.
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