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Adrian Lamo — Part 1

444 pages · May 15, 2026 · Broad topic: General · Topic: Adrian Lamo · 444 pages OCR'd
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---- Working Copy ---- Enclosure(s): Packet containing fd} ACS checks, criminal history, DMV history and Internet checks on each interviewee bIE -2 Copy of article from sfweekly.com of recent interview of the subject, ADRIAN LAMO List of suggested intexview questions for each interviewee (Suggested questions worksheet) Photograph of ADRIAN LAMO Details: 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 bo web-based production tools and modified a news story about DMITRY bIc 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 by of securityfocus.com, who was contacted by LAMO. was convicted in 1990's by the FBI for committing unauthorized computer intrusions. In October 2001, LAMO contacted the reporter, be newsbytes.com to inform him that he had gained unauthorized access 57C 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 Internet Protocol (IP) address to be entered into a web browser. The IP address provided access to records of people who had bought products and services from MicrosorT.[_] 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 veporter |__| | securityfocus.com, 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 hacker. The screen captures from WORLDCOM’s internal network 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 -5 FBI(i9-cv-1495)-443 ae] c
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