'The youngest cyber offender I arrested was eight years old'

John Leonard
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'The youngest cyber offender I've seen was eight years old'
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'The youngest cyber offender I've seen was eight years old'

Chris White of the South East Cyber Resilience Centre on redirecting the talents of young offenders to help small businesses

"In the policing we call them young offenders, but in the cyber world they are 'young and talented individuals', because we recognise they have a core set of skills that could migrate into cyber se...

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