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Kevin Mitnick -- 'hacker poster boy ' Crime: Mitnick began hacking to get free rides on the LA bus system, but he was convicted in 1999 for breaking into several company's computer networks and stealing software in a two-and-a-half year hacking spree. Sentence: 46 months in federal prison Status: Computer security consultant, author, and speaker.
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By Alli Knothe, Boston.com correspondent

Kevin Mitnick -- "hacker poster boy "

Crime: Mitnick began hacking to get free rides on the LA bus system, but he was convicted in 1999 for breaking into several company's computer networks and stealing software in a two-and-a-half year hacking spree.

Sentence: 46 months in federal prison

Status: Computer security consultant, author, and speaker.