For the LULZ
He's still young enough to get out of prison and start a consulting company.
Maybe.
A 26-year-old British man pleaded guilty to one count of computer hacking today after admitting he was a member of Anonymous splinter group LulzSec. Ryan Ackroyd, 26, from South Yorkshire, appeared at Southwark Crown Court, where he faced charges of launching attacks on the websites of high-profile companies including Nintendo …
Any "punishment" they get will be a stern talking to and early bed with no cocoa.
Also, can we please stop the "Convicted black hat swamped by white hat security job offers" please? That ship sailed and sank in the 90s. Convicted cybercriminals don't get InfoSec jobs, especially given most of them are skids and wouldn't pass the interview anyway.
It's worth mentioning that he also appears to have been involved in child pornography and I believe the police even found some on one of his machines. If true, he's probably in deeper and hotter water than the others.
Also, what happened to Sabu in the end? He was meant to have finally been sentenced in February, but he didn't show in court, his sentencing date was postponed again and a sealed document was filed. I reckon witness protection a long way from New York and/or still assisting the FBI.