{"id":48473,"date":"2023-06-23T02:54:19","date_gmt":"2023-06-23T06:54:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.com\/blog\/?post_type=emagazine&#038;p=48473"},"modified":"2023-06-26T04:48:43","modified_gmt":"2023-06-26T08:48:43","slug":"hacker-hunter-the-kids","status":"publish","type":"emagazine","link":"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.com\/blog\/secure-futures-magazine\/hacker-hunter-the-kids\/48473\/","title":{"rendered":"What should we do with kids who hack?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Tomorrow Unlocked\u2019s latest video series in collaboration with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/next\/next-series\/hacker-hunter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Euronews<\/a>, hacker:HUNTER The Kids, examines how and why children get into hacking \u2013 putting themselves at risk and doing much damage. Should these young hackers be treated like criminals? Or can they be rehabilitated and taught to use their hacking skills for good?<\/p>\n<p>Watch the episodes:<\/p>\n<h2>1.\u00a0 Criminals in children\u2019s rooms? How kids become hackers<\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe class=\"youtube-player\" type=\"text\/html\" width=\"640\" height=\"390\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Kxl04Tl5SOI?version=3&amp;rel=1&amp;fs=1&amp;showsearch=0&amp;showinfo=1&amp;iv_load_policy=1&amp;wmode=transparent\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>One mom didn\u2019t know her son was hacking until he had a gun delivered to the family home. Episode 1 explores how <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.com\/blog\/secure-futures-magazine\/threat-attribution\/36029\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">organized crime groups<\/a> target children and groom them into cybercrime. We also follow the journey of a young hacker\u2019s mother who now helps police address cybercrime by children.<\/p>\n<h2>2.\u00a0 How kids with little code skill do big, damaging hacks<\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe class=\"youtube-player\" type=\"text\/html\" width=\"640\" height=\"390\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zTcu8em-5Gk?version=3&amp;rel=1&amp;fs=1&amp;showsearch=0&amp;showinfo=1&amp;iv_load_policy=1&amp;wmode=transparent\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Children don\u2019t need much code skill to perform damaging cyberattacks. In episode 2, hear original testimony from a child hacker \u2013 a \u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Script_kiddie\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">script kiddie<\/a>\u2018 or \u2018skiddie:\u2019 How and why he attacked his school, stealing and exposing private information.<\/p>\n<p>But despite increasing damage from their hacks, experts think script kiddies shouldn\u2019t be thrown in jail \u2013 instead, they could be nurtured to be future cyber leaders.<\/p>\n<h2>3.\u00a0 It started with innocent pranks. Now he faces life in prison.<\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe class=\"youtube-player\" type=\"text\/html\" width=\"640\" height=\"390\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/so-jy1Jkf-o?version=3&amp;rel=1&amp;fs=1&amp;showsearch=0&amp;showinfo=1&amp;iv_load_policy=1&amp;wmode=transparent\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>A 14-year-old known as Omnipotent started one of the world\u2019s most popular hacking forums, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/RaidForums\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">RaidForums<\/a>. It began with innocent pranks on users of streaming service Twitch, but soon led to life-threatening hoaxes and selling stolen data.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities long knew Omnipotent was Portuguese national Diogo Santos Coelho. Yet they didn\u2019t arrest him until he was old enough to be tried as an adult. His case raises hard questions \u2013 could police have stopped crime if they\u2019d intervened earlier?<\/p>\n<h2>4.\u00a0 How Dutch police put prevention first with young hackers<\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe class=\"youtube-player\" type=\"text\/html\" width=\"640\" height=\"390\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/AiiFvDWqJtw?version=3&amp;rel=1&amp;fs=1&amp;showsearch=0&amp;showinfo=1&amp;iv_load_policy=1&amp;wmode=transparent\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Hacking\u2019s adrenaline rush can be addictive. If authorities intervene when they\u2019re young, can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.com\/resource-center\/definitions\/hacker-hat-types\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">black-hat (illegal) hackers<\/a> gain a moral compass and learn to use their skills for good?<\/p>\n<p>Netherlands\u2019 National Police Corps focus on preventing cybercrime. Their unique programs <a href=\"https:\/\/re-b00tcmp.nl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">RE_B00tCMP<\/a> (Reboot Camp) and <a href=\"https:\/\/portswigger.net\/daily-swig\/hack-right-dutch-cybercrime-prevention-program-comes-of-age\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">HACK_Right<\/a> aim to send young hackers in a positive direction. Hacker GhostExodus, imprisoned for 11 years because of his illegal hacking as a young person, shares how he got back on track.<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/TomorrowUnlocked\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Tomorrow Unlocked on YouTube<\/a> for more films about how tech is changing our world.<\/p>\n<h2>Experts in hacker:HUNTER The Kids<\/h2>\n<p>Waqas Ahmed, Cybersecurity Writer, HackRead Media.<\/p>\n<p>Ben Cooper KC, specialist extradition lawyer.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Kelli Dunlap Clinical Psychologist and Game Designer.<\/p>\n<p>Christian Funk, Head of GReAT, Kaspersky Germany.<\/p>\n<p>Barbara Gemen, Parent and Cyber Special Volunteer with the Dutch National Police<\/p>\n<p>GhostExodus, former black hat hacker turned humanitarian activist.<\/p>\n<p>Floor Jansen, Team Lead, Cyber Offender Prevention Squad, Dutch Police.<\/p>\n<p>Mike Jones, Security Researcher.<\/p>\n<p>Marco Preuss, Director of GReAT, Kaspersky Europe.<\/p>\n<p>Alexander Urbelis, Cybersecurity Lawyer, Crowell and Moring.<\/p>\n<p>Jorik Van Maanen, student and RE_B00tCMP graduate.<\/p>\n<p>Erik Van Oosbree, white-hat hacker and penetration tester.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Young people may perform cyberattacks without fully understanding what they\u2019re doing. 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