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
Anonymous

Lamo 2003-09-11
Anonymous (1 replies)

Easy target 2003-09-11
Anonymous

Lamo the polishing rag. 2003-09-11
Got Worm?

Lamo denies $300,000 ego-surfing spree 2003-09-11
Anonymous (1 replies)

Lamo denies $300,000 ego-surfing spree 2003-09-12
Anonymous

Lamo denies $300,000 database spree 2003-09-11
Anonymous (1 replies)

Is Maurice Clarett 2003-09-11
Anonymous

Of course he should be tried 2003-09-11
drg (3 replies)

Of course he should be tried 2003-09-11
The 420 Zodiac (1 replies)

Of course he should be tried 2003-09-12
Wckd (1 replies)

Of course he should be tried 2003-09-12
Anonymous (2 replies)

Of course he should be tried 2003-09-14
Anonymous

Of course he should be tried 2003-09-18
Anonymous

Of course he should be tried - Enough analogies! 2003-09-12
Anonymous (1 replies)

Of course he should be tried - Enough analogies! 2003-09-13
Jagdwulfe (2 replies)

Of course he should be tried - Enough analogies! 2003-09-15
Anonymous

Of course he should be tried - Enough analogies! 2003-09-17
Anonymous

Of course he should be tried 2003-09-15
Anonymous (1 replies)

Of course he should be tried 2003-09-21
Anonymous

Lamo denies $300,000 database hack 2003-09-11
Anonymous (1 replies)

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

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

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

The difference between my network and yours..... 2003-09-11
Anonymous Hacker Supporter (3 replies)

The difference between my network and yours..... 2003-09-11
Anonymous

The difference between my network and yours..... 2003-09-17
Sunfire (1 replies)

The difference between my network and yours..... 2003-09-18
phaust

The difference between my network and yours..... 2003-09-18
Anonymous

breaking into someone's house analogy doesn't work !!! 2003-09-11
Anonymous (2 replies)

breaking into someone's house analogy doesn't work !!! 2003-09-12
The 420 Zodiac

breaking into someone's house analogy doesn't work !!! 2003-09-12
An idiot like the one that posted before me.

Moral question. 2003-09-12
Anonymous (2 replies)

Moral question. 2003-09-12
Anonymous (4 replies)

Moral question. 2003-09-12
Anonymous

Moral question. 2003-09-15
MartinX

Moral question. 2003-09-14
Anonymous (1 replies)

Moral question. 2003-09-17
Gregory T. Buckhead

Not only was that an ignorant rant, it was off-topic. And posted by Anonymous... no suprise there. Someone needs a hug ;-)

Lamo, having what have been described as the best intentions in the world, screwed up. To this point, he has remained largely in the grey. Unfortunately, with the Times hack, he did not get the "Top Dog" at the Times to sign off on his demonstration (for an employee of the Times), so he in effect crossed the line.

It is clear, however, that the Times is taking advantage of the situation in true "Media" fashion. They are milking it for all the publicity they can get, hence the $300K number pulled from the air.

They were advised of the hole, and chose to do nothing about it. A call to the Secret Service would have taken care of it pretty darn quick (given the information on Ex-Presidents, Cabinet members and so on...) and would not have constituted any criminal activity.

Whether it was ego, or just plain bad judgement, a usually level-headed guy did something dumb, and now the media circus is in full swing. Logic and reason are out the window, it's anyone's guess now...

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Lamo denies $300,000 database hack 2003-09-12
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Of course he should be tried 2003-09-12
BigTymer-

Adrian & me 2003-09-12
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Adrian & me 2003-09-17
lowtec

Hey buddy you left your lights on... 2003-09-13
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hacks and hacks 2003-09-14
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hacks and hacks 2003-09-17
A nony mouse

He does not deserve a punishment 2003-09-15
HaCkGhosT

Lamo denies $300,000 database hack 2003-09-15
Anonymous

Lamo = Your Fiendly Neighborhood SPIDERMAN 2003-09-17
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Lamo = Your Fiendly Neighborhood SPIDERMAN 2003-09-19
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Pssh. 2003-09-18
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Lamo denies $300,000 database hack 2003-09-18
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Lamo denies $300,000 database hack 2003-09-19
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Lamo denies $300,000 database hack 2003-09-22
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