The group is not afraid, but the individuals who got charged probably stopped all black-hat activity: there was an individual in his early twenties who "was sentenced to three years in prison and ordered to return $5 million", which is life-changing to say the least.

Resume like that would set you up right for a cybersecurity career

And yet its had no effect. If anything this group has accelerated their activities, as evinced by this FBI hack.