Lamo denies $300,000 database hack

Lamo denies $300,000 database hack
Kevin Poulsen, SecurityFocus 2003-09-10

Days before going public with his penetration of the New York Times internal network last year, hacker Adrian Lamo created five new user accounts with the LexisNexis database service under the Times corporate account, which he used to rack up $300,000 in charges over the following three months, a federal complaint in New York charges.

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Lamo denies $300,000 ego-surfing spree 2003-09-10
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Lamo denies $300,000 database hack 2003-09-11
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Lamo denies $300,000 database hack 2003-09-11
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Lamo denies $300,000 database hack 2003-09-11
Mike (2 replies)

He's an idiot. Discovering such vulnerabilities is a good thing, but then you TELL THE COMPANY about it, and work with them to resolve the issues.

You don't take advantage of it and hack the system - steal access, create passwords, use expensive applications, etc.

People who defend Lamo are defending the right of the burgular who tests all the front doors in the neighborhood, then finds one unlocked, lets himself in and makes a sandwitch and drinks your beer.

He should go to jail, as should anyone who thinks that just because a door is open they have the right to rummage around.

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Lamo denies $300,000 database hack 2003-09-11
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