John Sutter: “One Secret That Stops Hackers: Girlfriends” He says research shows many young crackers simply “age out” once they get a girlfriend or other life responsibilities. He asks: What do serial hackers look like? Why do people hack? Are they young or old? How many hackers break the law? Are there more hackers than bank robbers? Is the majority of online crime today perpetrated by international identity theft syndicates? Sutter asks: Should we as a society go easier on high-tech criminals who do get caught?”]
Source: https://www.darkreading.com/attacks-breaches/when-hackers-meet-girlfriends-readers-judge-our-theory