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To: Newark From: New York b3 -2 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 b6 -5 federal criminal charges. LAMO used a free internet connection c at KINKOS to commit the hack. YAHOO! was informed of the breachb7C —5 after being contacted b: who : was contacted by LAMO. was convicted in 1990's by the FBI for committing unauthorized computer intrusions. In October 2001, LAMO contacted the veporter,[ sd re | inform him that he had gained unauthorized access into a MICROSOFT customer service database. LAMO had gained access to MICROSOFT's database is September 2001 but choose not to disclose his access until October 2001. LAMO utilized a vulnerability in MICROSOFT's network that allowed an « unpublished Internét Protocol (IP) address to be entered into a bo -S web browser. The IP address provided access to records_of people b7C -5 who had bought products and services from MICROSOFT. | contacted MICROSOFT to ask them for a comment for the story he was writing about the hack. This was the first instance, MICROSOFT learned of the intrusion. MICROSOFT confirmed the hack and described the incident as "an error that led to a breach of privacy, against our privacy policy”. In December 2001, LAMO contacted the reporter, [ to inform him that he had gaine unauthorized access into MCI WORLDCOM's internal network. LAMO gained access to WORLDCOM's internal network in October 2001 but choose not to disclose his access until December 2001. LAMO provided internal screen captures to WORLDCOM to prove he was the b6 -5 hacker. The screen captures from WORLDCOM's internal network b7c -5 -state, "Not to be reproduced in any manner or disclosed to unauthorized individuals". LAMO gained access to WORLDCOM's internal network using a free internet connection at KINKOS. LAMO exploited a vulnerability in a WORLDCOM proxy server to gain unauthorized access to their network. After committing the hack and reporting it to[___] LAMO commented "The downside is, I'm running out of major US Corporations". Also, one of LAMO's prized possessions is a screen capture of WORLDCOM's stock price falling after he announced he had hacked the company. FBI(19-cv-1495)-298