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ALL INFIRMATISN ©: HEREIN IS UNSLA‘ TATE f2-14-2010 3 STES r b6 -1 b7C -1 . KERYS Rev. 631.2003) FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Precedence: ROUTINE Date: 07/29/2003 To: New York Attn: Press Office From: New York Squad DT-5 Drafted By: slf pe > Case ID aL sd (Pending) DIE -3 Title: ADRIAN LAMO; New York Times-Victim; Computer Intrusion; 00: NY Synopsis: Information for the press office regarding ADRIAN LAMO and his possible arrest Enclosure(s): Copy of article from sfweekzy ~col ecent interview of the subject ADRIAN Description: 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 b6 -5 portal's web-based production tools and modified a news story 6 -S about DMITRY SKLYAROV, a Russian computer programmer facing b7c -S federal criminal charges. LAMO used a free internet connection at KINKOS to commit the hack. each after being contacted b who was contégted by LAMO™, FBI forlibonmitt ig Uriauthortae: Beat ye tenn computer intrusions, FBI(19-cv-1495)-126