Well it's obviously a PR ploy. what gets me is the "damage" he caused. by that the company is referring to all the time and resources spent on the security audit after he politely told them he had breached their systems, and offered to help fix it, no less. these are audits that SHOULD HAVE HAPPENED REGARDLESS, since Lamo didn't create the hole himself. it was there all along. it makes no sense to make a mauder out of one of the "hackers" in the world that actually isn't malicious. i know there are many... but quite honestly, we don't hear about them. all i hear about are worms, virii, and how criminals in other countries want my bank account information. lol... and he did this all with a web browser. IE, no less....

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