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Adrian Lamo Pleads Guilty

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the turning-oneself-in dept.

darth dickinson writes "InfoWorld reports that Adrian Lamo, the so-called 'homeless hacker,' pleaded guilty on Thursday to charges that he broke into the internal computer network of The New York Times. The 22-year-old could face up to five years in prison and a $250,000 fine at a sentencing hearing in April." From the sound of things, he just wants to pay his debt to society and put this behind him. It'll be interesting to see if the judge sticks to the suggested sentence or not.

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  1. from the article... by croddy · · Score: 5, Funny
    Lamo gained notoriety long before hacking The New York Times for his rootless life on the streets of San Francisco and for admitting to hacking the networks of high-profile companies such as Yahoo Inc., Microsoft Corp. and Worldcom Inc.

    no pun intended.

  2. Not Homeless by SirChris · · Score: 5, Funny

    Well, at least he won't be homeless for 5 years.

  3. Why didn't he do something useful? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Why didn't he do something useful, like get rid of that obnoxious registration system?

  4. Re:If I was the judge.. by Patrik_AKA_RedX · · Score: 5, Funny
    Id sentance him to a year working at MS.. that'll teach him! ;P
    You can't. The constitution forbids cruel and unusual punishments.
  5. Just what is a "homeless Hacker"? by Nova+Express · · Score: 4, Funny
    Does he stand on the side of the road with a cardboard sign that reads:

    W1LL 0WNZ UR NETW0RK 4 F00D?

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