In less than a year, famed PS3 hacker George Hotz has gone from trending news topic to the “Where Are They Now?” files.

To some, he was the guy who managed to crack the PS3’s security and in essence set of a chain that led to the collapse of the system’s entire online network.

To others, he was an idol in the world of iPhone hacking, making the term “jailbreak” a household word and enabling countless people to manipulate the otherwise iron-clad device.

But to a much smaller group, he was a coworker. At the end of June, it was reported that Hotz accepted a job at Facebook, although no details were ever spilled about what his role was at the social networking giant. For a while, though, it was as though he was a normal guy with an office job, making an honest living.
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