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."

Comments

The Real Problem

[Goo.cc]

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.)

Re:The Real Problem

[Surak]

Yep. That whole &partner=GOOGLE thing will get the FBI after ya. Watch out!

Hacker the Gray

[AppHack]

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?

Re:Great Excuse

[Have Blue]

But if someone noticed that you can see into your bathroom and bedroom from the street, do you get them busted for being a peeping tom?

No, but if he calls me up and says "I was watching you through your bedroom window last night" I would.

Adrian we're here to help

[Kurt Russell]

you

Re:Great Excuse

[Shanep]

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!