Reading the anecdotes in the article (crotch grabbing, asking a girl to flash her breasts etc) you have to wonder whether this sort of behaviour would be preval

Reading the anecdotes in the article (crotch grabbing, asking a girl to flash her breasts etc) you have to wonder whether this sort of behaviour would be prevalent at hacker events simply because black-hats by their very nature tend to be opportunistic and seek exploits both in the digital realm and the physical. I'm sure social retardedness plays a part but I suspect many of the individuals who carried out these acts knew exactly what they were getting up to.