Lamo Bumped from NBC After Hacking Them

Lamo Bumped from NBC After Hacking Them
Kevin Poulsen, SecurityFocus 2002-08-27

The helpful hacker demonstrates his techniques on camera for the NBC Nightly News, but lawyers kill the story when he cracks the broadcast network's own systems.

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Not Really Anonymous

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Anonymous

Lamo Bumped from NBC After Hacking Them 2002-08-28
phil (1 replies)

Phil's and imbicile, and Lamo's a crim. 2002-08-29
Scott (5 replies)

Phil's and imbicile, and Lamo's a crim. bollocks 2002-08-29
Damien

Phil's and imbicile, and Lamo's a crim. NOT! 2002-08-29
Anonymous

Phil's and imbicile, and Lamo's a crim. 2002-08-29
Ostracus (1 replies)

Breaking and Entering? 2002-09-06
JQuest

Phil's and imbicile, and Lamo's a crim. 2002-08-29
Anonymous (1 replies)

Phil's and imbicile, and Lamo's a crim. 2002-09-06
Ryan

Phil's and imbicile, and Lamo's a crim. 2002-09-03
Anonymous

Lamo is a script kiddy 2002-08-28
Anonymous (5 replies)

Lamo is a script kiddy 2002-08-28
Ira Wing

Lamo is a script kiddy 2002-08-28
Anonymous (4 replies)

Lamo is NOT a script kiddie 2002-08-29
Simon

Lamo is a script kiddy 2002-08-29
Anonymous

Lamo is a script kiddy 2002-09-03
Anonymous

Lamo is a script kiddy 2002-09-04
Anonymous

Lamo is a script kiddy 2002-08-29
kokorozashi

Lamo is a script kiddy 2002-09-06
KG

Lamo is a script kiddy 2002-09-07
Anonymous?

Lamo Bumped from NBC After Hacking Them 2002-08-28
Anonymous (2 replies)

Lamo Bumped from NBC After Hacking Them 2002-08-28
Not Really Anonymous (2 replies)

Lamo Bumped from NBC After Hacking Them 2002-08-29
Anonymous

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Anonymous (1 replies)

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Not Really Anonymous

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Anonymous

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Anonymous

Lamo Bumped from NBC After Hacking Them 2002-08-29
Anonymous (4 replies)

I believe the issue in this case was that the jounalist ASKED the guy to see if he could hack NBC. And that would, I assume, be a very big no-no.

A media organisation can't legally be seen to be encouraging unlawful behaviour, and in this instance, the lawyers were probably spot on.

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Not illegal! 2002-08-29
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Steve

My question is why ? 2002-08-29
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