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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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breaking into someone's house analogy doesn't work !!! 2003-09-12
The 420 Zodiac
Well said. The house analogy is only used by those who do not understand computer and or network security.

Let's not forget, the key word in analogy is anal and most people who use analogies are exactly that....

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