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Fy FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION (Rev. 01-31-2003) Precedence: ROUTINE Date: 07/22/2003 z ALE I _ To: New York a be 1 From: New York DATE 02-14 _ Squad DT-5 Contact: SA Approved By: a Drafted By: (7 silt be 1 p7c -1 J he DIE -3 Computes Intrusion; OO :NY Synopsis: Request permission for three(3) Agents to attend DEF CON 11 in Las Vegas, NV from August 1-3, 2003. Details: DEF CON is an annual computer underground party for hackers held in Las Vegas, Nevada. Over the years it has grown in size and attracted people from all over the world. ADRIAN LAMO (Subject) has attended the conference for the past three (3) years. ADRIAN LAMO is a twenty two (22) year old male who commits unauthorized computer intrusions into major corporations. LAMO is labeled in the media as the "homeless hacker". He considers himself a "white hat hacker". Investigation by the New York Office has revealed that LAMO is a "black hat hacker", an individual who breaks into a computer system with the purpose of inflicting damage or stealing data. Each time LAMO- hacks a major corporation he alerts friends in the media first and has them contact the victim for comment. In September 2001, LAMO hacked YAHOO! and rewrote the text of a YAHOO! News article. LAMO gained access through the portal's web-based production tools and modified a news story about DMITRY SKLYAROV, a Russian computer programmer facing federal criminal charges. LAMO used a free internet connection at KINKOS to commit the hack. YAHOO! was informed of the breach, , after being contacted b whos, mwbG -5 was contacted by LAMO. was convicted in 1980's by the c FBI for committing unauthorized computer intrusions. bic -5 b3 -2 b7E -3 FBI(19-ev-1495) 264 [