[unimpressive]

Wow.

Maybe they're not going after "skill", they're going after people dumb enough to register.[0] They can pick up script kids that look good for the cameras and will undoubtedly brag about all their "hacking" exploits making them easier to convict.

[0]: 419 scammers use the same tactic to weed out people who likely won't fall for a 419 scam.

[amrali]

I think they have a bigger fish to fry given all the higher profile attacks that have been showering the place for quite sometime. Maybe you're right and they are just after many low-profile kids instead of that one big fish to make some noise and show that they have been doing something.