The balance might not change much: - some hackers are state actors, and pointing the finger to North Korea won't help much - some live in precarious condition

The balance might not change much: - some hackers are state actors, and pointing the finger to North Korea won't help much - some live in precarious conditions from the start, in areas where gov is unreliable. Even if you catch a bunch of them, it might not disuade others to try their chance if there's no other obvious jackpot to them. - When the risk increases the reward can also increase as the barrier to entry is that much higher. You get a hacker scene with more high profile, super professional actors that will get more organized. Think "war on drug" style of underground actors building cell networks to manage their operations.