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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Lamo Bumped from NBC After Hacking Them 2002-08-28
Not Really Anonymous

Lamo Bumped from NBC After Hacking Them 2002-08-28
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

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Anonymous

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kokorozashi

Lamo is a script kiddy 2002-09-06
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Lamo is a script kiddy 2002-09-07
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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)

Hmm, now I think you go to far. After all, think about how you phrased that - "Lamo should be banned for ..." for how long? How monitored? Who monitors?

I speak as a Security COnsultant who [frequently] has to clean up the 'mess' (particularly created by script_kiddies). So I think I can say I have a clear view on the scope of damage such persons can achieve.

If one commits a crime, one goes to jail, serves a sentence, then is released - if one re-commits that(or similar) crime, the next sentence is correspondingly harsher (etc etc). This is the fundamental approach to justice that the entire Western World relies on ..... EXCEPT for 'hackers'????

I'm sorry, I don't accept that and it disturbs me to see this as a view, to me this sounds all too much like bigotted Witch-Hunting. Why should computer criminals be treated differently from other criminals - because they upset the wrong people? That isnt justice - its Vigilantism.

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Not illegal! 2002-08-29
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Lamo Bumped from NBC After Hacking Them 2002-08-29
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