Teenage hackers are offered a second chance under European experiment

ronjor · Jul 28, 2019

Written by Jeff Stone Jul 23, 2019 | CYBERSCOOP

European authorities are testing out the idea that not every cybercrime investigation has to end with a hacker in handcuffs.
Police in the U.K. and the Netherlands have created a legal intervention campaign for first-time offenders accused of committing cybercrimes, officials explained Tuesday at the International Conference on Cybersecurity at Fordham University. The effort, called “Hack_Right,” is aimed at people between 12 and 23 years old who may be skirting the law from behind their keyboard and not even realize it.
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guest · Nov 1, 2019

20 Companies Pledge Support for the Hack_Right Program
November 1, 2019
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The Hack_Right program aiming to help young hackers avoid cybercrime and use their skills for good has received a pledge of support from about 20 companies.
Big support from infosec firms
The experiment started in 2018 and is an initiative of the police in the Netherlands and the U.K. It focuses on individuals aged 12 to 23. It is structured on four modules (recovery, training, coaching, alternative) tailored for each individual to help them stay on the good side of the law.

At this moment, the program has about 20 participants, which makes an average of 10 people each year, says Floor Jansen of the High Tech Crime Team of the National Police Unit.
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guest · Aug 15, 2020

Hack_Right: Dutch cybercrime prevention programme comes of age
August 14, 2020
https://portswigger.net/daily-swig/hack-right-dutch-cybercrime-prevention-programme-comes-of-age

In late 2017, police and prosecutors noticed a worrying new trend in the number of young people committing cybercrime was rising and decided to act.
Since its inception, the scheme has developed steadily. Officially still a pilot, the initiative was expanded significantly in November 2019, when 20 companies joined the scheme as partners.

Adding more partners to the programme – especially those from industry – should allow Hack_Right to create more tailored assignments and potentially increase its capacity.
The group is now developing a manual for the scheme, which will allow more reuse of the training modules. This should be ready by September.
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Do the right thing
The young people on the Hack_Right programme have committed a range of offenses according to Ms Jansen. “Most youngsters were prosecuted for DDoS (often against schools), hacking, or phishing,” she said.
So far, the scheme appears to be working – there is no evidence that its participants have committed further crimes. But the Dutch authorities are not taking this at face value.

“Some countries have been making follow up inquiries. Interest has been expressed by both law enforcement and the private sector.”
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