My actions constituted pure hacking that resulted in relatively trivial expenses for the companies involved, despite the government's false claims.

I saw myself as an electronic joy rider.

I did get a huge endorphin rush when I was able to crack a system because it was like a video game.

Some people think technology has the answers.

There is no patch for stupidity.

I think it goes back to my high school days. In computer class, the first assignment was to write a program to print the first 100 Fibonacci numbers. Instead, I wrote a program that would steal passwords of students. My teacher gave me an A.

I could have evaded the FBI a lot longer if I had been able to control my passion for hacking.