From the stories you read it seems that people who get a thrill out of this often keep going until they wind up in some degree of trouble. The level of trouble

From the stories you read it seems that people who get a thrill out of this often keep going until they wind up in some degree of trouble. The level of trouble varies - one person may be scared to death from a legal letter. It may take some prison time for another. This particular hacker has been rewarded for his behavior by becoming friends with his victim. So I wouldn't expect he has any negative connotations with it so far. Who knows though..?