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Adrian Lamo Charged With Hacking
retro128 writes "Drifting around the US from state-to-state, Adrian Lamo has been making news for some time with his 'White Hat' hacking exploits. His highest-profile hacking has included Excite@Home and Yahoo. After he would break into a network, he would call up those in charge of it and help them fix the holes. So far, it has earned him praise from the administrators of those systems, but now SecurityFocus is carrying the story that the FBI has filed charges against him, and currently has his parents' house staked out. The records are sealed, so nobody knows who is responsible, but Lamo suspects the New York Times initiated the investigation when they found out how deep into their system he got."
Adrian : Rule #1 : If you seek credible, first hack your own personal details to requisition a new surname.
Maybe the real problem that the New York Times has with Lamo is that he was able to read stories without having to register for a free account. (Hell, that stupid registration requirement make me want to hack them too.)
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from the techtv site...
"Lamo hacked into the website of The New York Times in February 2002 and took the Social Security numbers of several people. He then added his name to the list of contributors to The New York Times and notified the paper of what he'd done."
kind of like this....
middle-aged man #1 (Lamo) - "hey, i screwed your 16 year old daughter. i took her virginity, but i have to tell you she wasn't very good."
Lamo expected this...
middle-aged man #2 (NYT) - "oh hey thanks! i'll get her some literature and make sure she's up to speed!"
But instead he got punched in the face and sent (pending) to jail.
do you really think he had the "good" in mind? "i'll just take a few socials cuz thats harmless." what a putz.
Son, DON'T COME HOME! They are staking out the house! Thanks Slashdot!
"but Lamo suspects the New York Times initiated the investigation when they found out how deep into their system he got.""
Ah. This will lead to the perfect explanation of the Jayson Blair problem and other NYT prattfalls:
"It wasn't us. Lamo hacked our personnel files to make sure Blair was hired and employed. He also altered our articles so they were not longer factually pristine."
Don't blame Durga. I voted for Centauri.
So he's a gray hat hacker who has fallen into shadow. Will he come back as a white hat hacker, more powerful than before?
you
Healthy, sick, somewhat healthy, happy, unhappy, everything between those extremes, nervous, imprisoned and so on ad infinitum. "State of existance" is not a very clearly defined term.
Switch back to Slashdot's D1 system.
If you crawled in through the doggy door and took a look at the porn collection in my bathroom I would be pissed.
How bout if I just looked at your porn using that Windows fileshare you've got open to your cablemodem?
Was that "breaking and entering"
Read, L
Here in the US we do not tolerate these activities. He knows too much which makes him a potential terrorist. Using his skills without a license, without the authorization of the government, without legal protection, will land his ass in prison.
YOU CANNOT BREAK THE LAW, EVEN FOR GOOD REASONS! IF YOU DO, EXPECT TO GO TO JAIL!
I would bust his skull open with my tire iron, then call the cops.
Okay, so busting this guys skull open is breaking the law for:
a) A good reason.
b) A bad reason.
c) No reason at all.
d) None of the above.
BTW, the thief will sue you from here to eternity. Maybe if you make it out of jail alive some day, you might be able to find a job to pay off that lifetime of debt to him.
; )
You can't just go around breaking open skulls because someone pisses you off. YOU CANNOT BREAK THE LAW, EVEN FOR GOOD REASONS! IF YOU DO, EXPECT TO GO TO JAIL!
War crimes, torture, lies, illegal spying... Would someone give Bush a blowjob, already, so he can be impeached?
Well, if the New York Times is compromised by hackers, how can we ever trust the accuracy of the stories published by this hallowed national treasure...oh wait...never mind....
They were worried he knew just how much of their news was faked.
----- LoboSoft specializes in Digital Language Lab
If the post man goes into your house, rumages around and then leaves you a note that your underwear is dirty and your out of milk he should be arested.
"Have you ever thought about just turning off the TV, sitting down with your kids, and hitting them?"
Lie on the registration form. I generally try to portray an 80-year-old hooker. (Though I have to admit that your exploit is more technically interesting.)