To be fair to those two:
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Mitnick did much what he did before hacking was even a crime, and almost all of it before offensive cybersecurity was even a viable career option.
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the damage caused by the entirety of ShadowCrew (4000 odd members) was a drop in the bucket compared to that caused by this single kid
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neither of them had compulsion issues that would cause them to attempt to hack even while under surveillance.