Supervised Release and Probation Restrictions in Hacker Cases

This U.S. Attorneys’ USA Bulletin article, written by prosecutor Christopher M.E. Painter, analyzes the supervised-release and probation restrictions federal courts have imposed in computer-hacking cases.

Painter, who prosecuted Kevin Mitnick, draws on that case to illustrate the kinds of conditions — bans on computer or phone use, restrictions on employment involving technology — that courts have used to try to prevent repeat offenses by convicted hackers.