Ah, no worries. To be fair, he's more or less already a "black hat" insofar that he's profited off of the arguably illegal use of computer systems. I wouldn't

Ah, no worries. To be fair, he's more or less already a "black hat" insofar that he's profited off of the arguably illegal use of computer systems. I wouldn't be so hasty to dismiss HN's attitude towards his previous company -- I think if he tries to get a job and cites his "dupe" work, he's going to be surprised how few folks will be willing to work with him. I work for a security firm (FireEye, woo we're hiring!) and while I'm not specifically on the consulting side, I get the sense that it's a very straight-laced bunch of folks who take their jobs incredibly seriously. You don't want to walk into an interview with a guy who works with the FBI on the regular and confess to constantly, repeatedly, and profitably committing a computer crime. It's just not going to work well for you, all moralization aside.