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Adrian Lamo — Part 2
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contributors as former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, former Marine Col. Oliver North and hip-
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Lamo also claims to be responsibie for intrusions into systems at MGI WorldCom in NEWSLET1
December 2001, Microsoft in October 2001, Yahoo in September 2001, and Excite@Home in SICK SN ATE
May 2001. When he entered Yahoo's system, Lamo found he was able to alter news articles —
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Many, if not all, of these intrusions appear to violate the federal Computer Fraud and Abuse
Act, which calls for punishment of anyone who “intentionally accesses a computer without
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authorization or exceeds authorized access” with fines and between one and five years in (neskdeys)
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The U.S. Attorney's office in New York City did not immediately respond to a request for —
comment. AllNews.com
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In addition to these intrusions, Lamo is known for his homeless-hacker lifestyle. He has no PRON OUR ERE
fixed address, and instead wanders around the United States on Greyhound buses, sleeping
on friends' couches and, when necessary, staying in vacant or derelict buildings. Especially
now that he knows the FBI is after him, Lamo said: “I'm in constant motion. Like Saddam
Hussein, no two nights in one place."
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