The other week, I unarchived what remains of 20-25 year old logs of our phreaking channels and started researching what became of old friends. Some were still a

The other week, I unarchived what remains of 20-25 year old logs of our phreaking channels and started researching what became of old friends. Some were still active (using their same handles, even), but a surprising number were arrested over a short period of time, charged under CFAA or other broad laws for things no one would blink at today, and then... vanished. For every Mitnick that spun infamy to providence, I wonder if we'll ever count how many buckled under the massive stigma "hacking" carried at the time.