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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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Of course he should be tried 2003-09-15
Anonymous
He did not exploit such trivial matters openly. He was quiet about helping most of the companies regain security posture. Lamo obviously recognizes the need for stronger coding practices and decided to participate in free-lance audits. Maybe if NYT took responsibility in safeguarding information, an...

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