
This week, the FBI teamed up with Europol to launch a public prevention campaign designed to âraise awareness of the risk of young adults getting involved in cybercrime.â In service of that mission, the law enforcement agencies representing some of the worldâs most powerful nations somehow came up with this:
If the FBIâs very official-looking graphic is to be believed, hackers have significantly worse health, dexterity, stamina and happiness stats than their upstanding cybersecurity peers. Worse yet, they have far fewer âCASH TOTALâ points: a dismal one to the IT expertâs eight.
âSo whatâs it gonna be?â asks the FBI. A life with âmany careers and professional opportunitiesâ or one filled spooky 8-bit skulls and prison sentences with âno access to the internet.â
Luckily, the FBI and Europol have more than a single graphic seemingly inspired by Tony Hawkâs Pro Skater to spread their message. They also made a gif.
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âThe teenagers that become involved in cybercrime often have a skill set that could be put to a positive use,â said Europol in a press release. If that skill set includes graphic design, maybe they can help out with the next campaign.