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e ® name “Adrian Lamo” in a New York Times database, LAMO stated: “It was more of a whim than anything else.” LAMO added that “filt just came naturally to me while I was there.” {d) An article published on February 27, 2002 by MSNBC.com reported that ADRIAN LAMO, the defendant, had provided MSNBC.com with screen captures that showed what appeared to be databases from the NYT Intranet. (e) An article published on February 27, 2002 by the Associated Press reported that ADRIAN LAMO, the defendant, had acknowledged responsibility for the New York Times hack, and that LAMO had stated that he had first obtained access to the NYT Intranet ten days before notifying the New York Times, Other Computer Intrusions By ADRIAN LAMO, The Defendant 14. During the course of my investigation of the New York Times hack, I have searched public information available on- line for further information regarding ADRIAN LAMO, the defendant, including further information about other computer intrusions for which LAMO has acknowledged responsibility in interviews with members of the press. As a result of my research, I have obtained and reviewed articles and videos from various on-line and print publications in which LAMO was interviewed by the authors and claimed responsibility for various computer intrusions and related activities. I have also spoken and corresponded with representatives of the companies that were hacked. In the case of each computer intrusion identified below, LAMO has (a) admitted to a member of the press his responsibility for the intrusion, as reported in a published article or video, {b) described his methods of intrusion and compromise, and (¢) in some instances, also personally admitted his responsibility to representatives of the victim company and provided corroboration that he was in fact the intruder: (a) Excite@Home - In or about May 2001, ADRIAN LAMO, the defendant, gained unauthorized access to Excite@home’s internal computer network. {b) Yahoo! - In or about September 2001, ADRIAN LAMO, the defendant, gained unauthorized access to Yahoo’s website through a proxy server and altered several news stories. {c) Microsoft - In or about October 2001, ADRIAN LAMO, the defendant, gained unauthorized access into a customer database on Microsoft's internal network. FBI(19-cv-1495)-236 eee“ lj