[erelong]

do you think there is a way to divert kids like this into some kind of useful programming / IT direction and if so what do you think would be the best way to handle this

(like a group that takes black hat hackers to white hat hacker projects?)

kids with like anti-social or aggressive tendencies plus maybe some tech "skillz"

[Sabinus]

>The National Crime Agency (NCA) said the rise of young hackers in the UK as one of the biggest threats to the nation's cyber security.

Pity we can't do the same as the Russians and just point them at geopolitical adversaries. Russian viruses have been known to uninstall themselves if they detect Russian language configured on the device.

[kortilla]

Like putting kids that get into fights into the military.

[red-iron-pine]

the military generally doesn't want those guys. maybe minor incidents but you don't want some idiot with impulse control issues handling a 240B machine gun.

a little belligerent, sure, and sometimes judges will push da yout with minor court issues into the service, but the army ain't recruiting murders and serious gangbangers, and for good reason