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Adrian Lamo — Part 1
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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MICROSOFT’s network that allowed an unpublished Internet Protocol (IP)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
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