I think another issue is that as much as we adults want every white hat hacker to discreetly file a vulnerability report to a designated email address, teenager

I think another issue is that as much as we adults want every white hat hacker to discreetly file a vulnerability report to a designated email address, teenagers, just won't ever do this! That is just the way things are. When you are young, you want to brag about things publicly without really thinking about your actions. I also think a vast majority of teenage pen testers have illusions that their exploits will lead to job offers. In my opinion: an appropriate response is that, once a talented teenager pen tester is identified, to pay some attention to him/her and guide their abilities. Maybe you can create a private bounty program for them and provide some rules to abide by or even teach them how to do things correctly in an adult world. Suspending their account immediately might actually be a good initial slap on the wrist for a teenager. Going forward, I would reinstate their account after some guidance has been provided. Especially for someone who is such a fan of GH. I think that Western countries have a culture of villainizing teenagers who have some technical ability in pen testing. This needs to change in a way that those talents are guided in a more positive direction. Rather than tasking FBI to send teenagers to jail, why not put these talents to work disrupting China's extensive cyber offensive? Maybe this is why China is kicking our collective butts in cyber security.