, 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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Lamo Bumped from NBC After Hacking Them
2002-08-28
phil (1 replies)
phil (1 replies)
Phil's and imbicile, and Lamo's a crim.
2002-08-29
Scott (5 replies)
Scott (5 replies)
Lamo is a script kiddy
2002-08-28
Anonymous (5 replies)
Anonymous (5 replies)
Lamo Bumped from NBC After Hacking Them
2002-08-28
Anonymous (2 replies)
Anonymous (2 replies)
Lamo Bumped from NBC After Hacking Them
2002-08-28
Not Really Anonymous (2 replies)
Not Really Anonymous (2 replies)
As I understand it, he can't be prosecuted for hacking NBC with the producer's go-ahead if he reasonably believed the producer had the authority to permit it. (It certainly doesn't matter that the permission wasn't a contract on paper.)
Of course, the producer may get into trouble with his boss if he didn't have that authority, but a plea of "Hey, it was damned good television!" might work.
It seems to me that the real legal problem is that by being aware of Lamo's past MO, and arguably encouraging him to hack the telecom by an agreement to film - which might be considered to provide both Lamo and NBC with a "financial advantage" - they could be considered to be tacit conspirators. Heck, if obtaining a financial advantage by hacking the telecom could be considered wire fraud, and NBC has filmed Lamo hacking before, RICO s.1962(c) may even apply. But like I said, IANAL, these just uninformed opinions, etc.
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