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  G4 - Feature - Exclusive Video of Lamo's Surrender   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Lamo was not staying at the hotel, but chose the location as a front.
Lamo was wearing a microphone during his conversation with the investigator, and the film crew shot the conversation through the window of the coffee shop.
Following the meeting, Lamo and the federal investigator left the Starbucks and drove to the U.S. Federal Court House in Sacramento, Calif. Rose walked with Lamo to the door of the courthouse.
www.g4tv.com /screensavers/features/45267/Exclusive_Video_of_Lamos_Surrender.html   (473 words)

  
  Adrian Lamo - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Adrian Lamo (left) with contemporaries Kevin Mitnick (center) and Kevin Poulsen.
Adrian Lamo (born 1981, in Boston, Massachusetts), is an infamous gray hat hacker best known for breaking into a series of high-security computer networks, and for his consequential arrest.
Adrian Lamo is perhaps best known for breaking into The New York Times internal computer network in February 2002, adding his name to confidential databases of expert sources, and using the paper's LexisNexis account to conduct research on high-profile subjects, although his first published activities involved operating AOL watchdog site Inside-AOL.com
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Adrian_Lamo   (855 words)

  
 Adrian Lamo   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Adrian Lamo, born of the colder northern reaches of the USA in 1981, is largely considered one of the more misunderstood figures in the computer hacking community.
A warrant for his arrest was issued in September 2003 and Lamo surrendered to the FBI at Sacramento, California on September 9th at 10:15 AM.
Lamo's documentation is largely unpublished, but has been shared with a small group of researchers in related areas.
bopedia.com /en/wikipedia/a/ad/adrian_lamo.html   (471 words)

  
 Adrian Lamo: biography and encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Lamo is also known for his offline persona as the "homeless hacker", EHandler: no quick summary.
Lamo's thoughts are largely unpublished but have been shared with a small group of researchers in related areas.
Published reports indicate Lamo has repeatedly declined to clarify his stance in greater detail for media sources; his sole response to a 2001 interview on the matter was a terse "Faith manages."
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/a/ad/adrian_lamo.htm   (1611 words)

  
 - Adrian Lamo sentencing postponed - Internet Business News
Lamo had been scheduled to appear in Manhattan federal court to be sentenced, after pleading guilty to an unauthorized intrusion onto the computer network of The New York Times Co. in February 2002.
Lamo was not authorized to penetrate the networks, but often publicly disclosed his forays, at times working with the companies to close the holes he discovered.
Reached by phone earlier this week, Lamo expressed hope that his sentence would adhere to the terms of the plea agreement he reached with prosecutors and allow him to continue his studies, but said he was willing to accept whatever sentence the judge would impose.
www.thestandard.com /article.php?story=20040409040439777   (434 words)

  
 'Homeless hacker' free pending court date: ZDNet Australia: News: Security
Lamo, something of a legend among hackers for his brazen exploits, media savvy and rootless lifestyle, is facing two criminal charges.
Lamo's trip to New York came after five days of unusual negotiations with the US government that led to an arranged surrender in Sacramento, Calif., on Tuesday and hurriedly arranged plane reservations on a red-eye flight leaving the West Coast late Wednesday.
Lamo has earned the "homeless hacker" moniker for his decision not to hold down a permanent job and instead wander the US on Greyhound buses, sleeping on friends' couches and, when necessary, camping in vacant or derelict buildings.
www.zdnet.com.au /news/security/soa/_Homeless_hacker_free_pending_court_date/0,2000061744,20278501,00.htm   (839 words)

  
 PCWorld.com - 'Homeless Hacker' Sentencing Delayed   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Lamo was scheduled to appear in Manhattan federal court to be sentenced, after pleading guilty to an unauthorized intrusion onto the computer network of the New York Times in February 2002.
Reached by telephone, Lamo declined to comment, saying only that the hearing was postponed "due to a need for a postponement." He referred all questions to Sean Hecker, an attorney from the Federal Defender's office who has represented him.
Earlier Lamo had expressed hope that his sentence would adhere to the terms of the plea agreement he reached with prosecutors and let him continue his studies, but he says he is willing to accept whatever sentence the judge would impose.
www.pcworld.com /news/article/0,aid,115595,00.asp   (395 words)

  
 [ISN] Hackers: Under the hood - Adrian Lamo   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Lamo's first thrill from a hack came when he figured out how to make both sides of a 5.25in floppy disk writable while playing around with his first computer -- a Commodore 64 he got when he was eight.
Lamo is currently living with his parents in Sacramento by order of the court.
Lamo doesn't want to work in the security industry either, believing that accepting payment for his talents would amount to "whoring himself".
www.attrition.org /pipermail/isn/2004-April/000090.html   (1250 words)

  
 Adrian Lamo Speaks With Leo Before Arrest   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Lamo said the FBI wanted to search his parents' premises, but his mother refused to let its agents in.
Lamo said he didn't know if he would be arrested immediately after he got off the phone.
Lamo said he was going to a safe place to review his legal options after he had talked with us, although his lawyer has advised him to turn himself in as soon as humanly possible.
news.freelamo.org /lamospeaks.html   (473 words)

  
 'Homeless hacker' may surrender to FBI | CNET News.com
Adrian Lamo, the so-called homeless hacker who claims responsibility for a series of high-profile electronic intrusions over the last two years, is negotiating with the FBI to surrender over criminal charges.
Lamo, whose brazen exploits, media savvy and rootless lifestyle have made him something of a legend in hacker circles, indicated that he's willing to give himself up after he learns what the charges against him are.
Lamo also claims to be responsible for intrusions into systems at MCI WorldCom in December 2001, Microsoft in October 2001, Yahoo in September 2001, and Excite@Home in May 2001.
news.com.com /2100-1023-5072268.html   (981 words)

  
 Wired 12.04: The Homeless Hacker v. The New York Times
Not long ago Adrian Lamo was exploring an abandoned gypsum processing plant in West Philadelphia with two friends, when a police cruiser drove slowly by.
Lamo's friends were high on methamphetamines, and at the sight of the cops they urged him to run.
According to Lamo, in order to post the $250,000 bail that resulted from his arrest, the Lamos - who also have a 5-year-old daughter and an 11-year-old son - had to put a lien on their house.
www.wired.com /wired/archive/12.04/hacker_pr.html   (3624 words)

  
 Fbi Reportedly Hunting Adrian Lamo - GovernmentSecurity.org
Lamo frequently stays at his parents' home, but he was not there at the time of the FBI's visit, and has not returned since.
Hacker Adrian Lamo has agreed to walk into a federal courthouse in Sacramento, California, Tuesday morning and turn himself in to law enforcement officials, Lamo and his attorney said Monday.
Which is why adrian lamo hid away for a few days until he found the charges and the charges were publically known now for that the court is held to some degree to stay just with those charges.
www.governmentsecurity.org /forum/index.php?act=ST&f=25&t=2247   (1824 words)

  
 PCWorld.com - Homeless Hacker Gets Sent Home   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Adrian Lamo, who gained a reputation as the "homeless hacker" for his itinerant lifestyle, will be considerably easier to find--at least for the next several months.
Lamo was sentenced this week to six months of home confinement after pleading guilty in January to charges that he broke into the internal computer network of The New York Times.
Lamo gained notoriety long before hacking The New York Times for his rootless life on the streets of San Francisco and for his skill in penetrating the networks of high-profile companies such as Yahoo, Microsoft, and Worldcom.
www.pcworld.com /news/article/0,aid,116927,00.asp   (428 words)

  
 Restrictions lifted on NY Times hacker - ZDNet UK News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Lamo's computer access also "may be monitored in the discretion of pretrial services," Freeman said during an afternoon hearing.
Other restrictions she imposed require Lamo to live with his parents in the Sacramento area -- they have posted their home to secure their son's bail -- and to notify the court if he plans to be away from home for more than 24 hours.
Freeman also read Lamo his rights, reviewed a financial affidavit that showed he was essentially penniless, and said the conditions of his release were "reasonable based on the allegations of the complaint and pretrial report".
news.zdnet.co.uk /0,39020330,39116344,00.htm   (611 words)

  
 PasswordResearch.com Story - Adrian Lamo convicted for gaining unauthorized access to New York Times
Adrian Lamo pled guilty on January 8, 2004 to a count of unauthorized access to the New York Times internal computer systems.
Lamo found an account with this default password that belonged to an administrator.
Lamo was sentenced to six months of home confinement, two years of probation, and ordered to pay more than $64,900 in restitution to the New York Times.
www.passwordresearch.com /stories/story5.html   (362 words)

  
 NYT hacker Adrian Lamo gets home detention | InfoWorld | News | 2004-07-16 | By Paul Roberts, IDG News Service   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Adrian Lamo, who gained a reputation as the "homeless hacker" for his itinerant lifestyle, will be considerably easier to find -- at least for the next few months.
Lamo was sentenced Thursday to six months of home confinement after pleading guilty in January to charges that he broke into the internal computer network of The New York Times Co.
Lamo gained notoriety long before hacking The New York Times for his rootless life on the streets of San Francisco and for his skill in penetrating the networks of high-profile companies such as Yahoo Inc., Microsoft Corp. and Worldcom Inc.
www.infoworld.com /article/04/07/16/HNlamohome_1.html   (1248 words)

  
 Hacker Adrian Lamo steals information from New York Times.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Lamo also exposed security holes in the intranet of WordldCom, which thereby threatened the security of Citicorp, Bank of America, JP Morgan, and more.
Lamo, who has no qualms admitting to what he did in his most recent escapade, states that he was able to gain access to the telephone numbers, social security numbers and other personal information of hundreds of people through the New York Times database.
Whether what Lamo did, and has done, was purely for the fun of it or for some noble cause, it is still frightening to know that the information was so easily accessible.
www.identitytheftprotection101.com /adrian.htm   (302 words)

  
 Adrian Lamo responds to FBI's charges :: The Mortuary Portal :: Welcome to the graveyard of tech goodness!   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Lamo suspects that the warrant is a direct result of his penetration into The New York Times intranet, once they discovered exactly how far he got into their system.
Lamo has called himself a 'White Hat Hacker', but it's fairly obvious to anyone who knows of his past history that he's traversed into the grey areas of legality.
Adrian says that there are certain lines that he's not willing to cross, but his personal ideas of what's right and wrong are at bitter contrast to those whom he's violated in the past.
themortuary.org /modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=2601&mode=thread&order=0&thold=0   (1771 words)

  
 The Adrian Lamo Story
Adrian Lamo has been in and out of the media spotlight a lot recently.
Adrian Lamo is appropriately dubbed, "The Homeless Hacker," for his anti-social wanderings across the country.
Adrian is like Robin, only Adrian doesn't steel from the rich, he just purely gives to the poor, if he didn't do what he does, there would be a huge number of unsecure important web sites, Microsoft would be further behind in security hole detection.
www.techimo.com /articles/i124.html   (1168 words)

  
 Geek.com Geek News - Adrian Lamo's continuing hack-ventures
Lamo engages in all-night sessions in front of his laptop scanning Internet address ranges, looking at undocumented servers, exploiting known bugs in software to find vulnerabilities, and sometimes just guessing.
Lamo's adventures take him all over the country by bus or train; he sleeps at friends', sometimes at his parents in Sacramento, in abandoned buildings, or in the Kinkos copy shops he frequents to take advantage of their free Internet connection.
Lastly Adrian Lamo will never be more than a script-kiddie because he doesn't have the skill to be a hacker in the correct definition of the word.
www.geek.com /news/geeknews/2001dec/gee20011210009219.htm   (8008 words)

  
 Adrian - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Adrian of Nicomedia, a saint martyred in the early 300s
Adrian Lamo (born 1981) journalist and convicted computer hacker.
Adrian Monk, fictional character in the television series Monk
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Adrian   (113 words)

  
 New York Times hacker Adrian Lamo gets home detention
Lamo was sentenced yesterday to six months of home confinement after pleading guilty in January to charges that he broke into the internal computer network of The New York Times Co.
Lamo faced a statutory maximum of up to five years in prison and a fine of $250,000 for his crimes, according to a statement by the U.S. attorney's office at the time of his conviction.
During his probation, Lamo will have restricted access to computers and e-mail and will be monitored by probation officers, Hecker said.
www.computerworld.com /printthis/2004/0,4814,94600,00.html   (430 words)

  
 Wired News: Adrian Lamo Cuts Deal With Feds
Lamo faces six to 12 months of jail time under the sentencing guidelines for his crime.
Lamo said he's been trying to get a job, in addition to taking classes as a college journalism major.
Lamo first came to the attention of the security underground in late 2000, when he supposedly gained access to America Online's instant messenger accounts.
www.wired.com /news/infostructure/0,1377,61831,00.html?tw=wn_tophead_3   (626 words)

  
 AntiOnline - Adrian Lamo
Lamo (an unfortunate name for someone in this line of work) reportedly exposed only blatant security flaws, often using nothing but a normal web browser, never even hiding who he was or what he was doing from his supposed 'victims', this is the reason he has avoided prosecution till now.
Lamo says he wanted to wait to turn himself in while he consulted a lawyer and heard the charges against him.
Lamo is also a special case when it comes to his criminal record.
www.antionline.com /printthread.php?threadid=248313&pagenumber=1   (1030 words)

  
 Adrian Lamo charged with computer crimes
Lamo has been charged in New York under Title 18 U.S.C. 1030 and 1029, according to deputy federal public defender Mary French, who says she's spoken with one of the FBI agents that were searching for Lamo.
Lamo frequently stays at his parents' home, but he was not there at the time of the FBI's visit, and has not returned since.
Some companies have even professed gratitude for his efforts: In December, 2001, Lamo was praised by communications giant WorldCom after he discovered, then helped close, security holes in their intranet that threatened to expose the private networks of Bank of America, CitiCorp, JP Morgan, and others.
www.securityfocus.com /news/6888   (828 words)

  
 Adrian Lamo agrees to turn himself in to the FBI on Tuesday :: The Mortuary Portal :: Welcome to the graveyard of tech ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Adrian Lamo agrees to turn himself in to the FBI on Tuesday
Laporte asked Adrian if he felt better about turning himself in, as the FBI on Friday afternoon wouldn't specify what the exact charges were.
Lamo, if he follows though on his word, is scheduled to turn himself in to Federal authorities at the Sacramento Federal Courthouse early Tuesday morning.
themortuary.org /modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=2606&mode=thread&order=0&thold=0   (678 words)

  
 Lamo's Adventures in WorldCom
With a little manipulation, Lamo was able to pull down dial-up phone numbers and passwords for many of the routers, which would give him direct access to the networks.
When he was 17, Lamo's parents moved from San Francisco to the quieter environs of Sacramento, 80 miles to the east.
Lamo prefers the term "security researcher" to "hacker," and steers clear of the usual cyberpunk justifications for his probing: he isn't trying to make the Internet a safer place.
www.securityfocus.com /news/296   (2333 words)

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