Most of the ones that get busted are nothing more then Script Kiddies who have no idea what they are doing. When they bust into a site they then gloat about it all over the internets or tweet the hell out of it. It’s human nature I guess to want to get some kind of praise or approval for something we have “accomplish”!

hmm I guess but not everyone who get caughty is not just script kiddie. Kevin micknick got caughty I would never class him as script kiddie. I do agree that most probabley are the fact is everyone makes mistakes and that is usally their downdfall.

I think you then need to ask yourself what do you want to code websites ? doing this then moving in web app pen testing.

Mobile phones apps
Enterprise apps

There are so many languages I started with visual basic,PHP,HTML then moved onto Java but there are lots great resource online that are free just use Google or search this forum as there lots good recommendation here

It can be for many reason:

1 silly mistake - Everyone has an off day or makes silly mistake
Other hackers grass them up - People get jealous or caught and make deals with FBI,Police so on

Someone better - There is a lot to know about security no one knows everything

I am sure there lots of other reason