If you ignore the "super hacker" cliche, which I agree is lazy and simplistic, then there is something arguably chilling, or at least sad, about the story. The

If you ignore the "super hacker" cliche, which I agree is lazy and simplistic, then there is something arguably chilling, or at least sad, about the story. The best and brightest coming up (without alternatives, according to the article) into a life of crime, because their circumstances and environment don't afford the opportunity to succeed as anything else.