March 1, 2009 by James Oliver
Computer security professionals are warning the world’s computer users that hacking and other forms of internet crime is on the rise amongst the world’s teenage population. According to these analysts, a worrying number of online forums are filling up with young people exchanging phishing kits, credit card details and hacking tips as if it was nothing unusual.
This is not only bad for us, but also for the kids themselves. The sophistication of their hacking varies, though most are inexperienced, their poor levels of skill mean that many of them they are almost guaranteed to get caught eventually, lumbering themselves with a criminal record for life.
Apparently, kids as young as 11 or 12 are online searching for techniques to commit fraud and/or break into restricted websites. I suppose we shouldn’t be too surprised, after all this is the most web savvy generation ever – it’s no real surprise that some of these kids overestimate their abilities and get themselves into trouble. According to analysts many children initially get into trouble by looking for exploits and cracks for their favourite computer games and then move onto more serious, even criminal, hacking activities.
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