Kevin Mitnick sentenced to nearly four years in prison; computer hacker ordered to pay restitution to victim companies whose systems were compromised

This U.S. Department of Justice press release announces Kevin Mitnick’s sentencing to nearly four years in federal prison, along with orders to pay restitution to the corporate victims whose systems he compromised, following his 1999 guilty plea.

The release outlines the scope of the sentence, which combined with time already served effectively set his release date, and lists the categories of harm the restitution order was meant to address.