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.

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

If there are a "great many", why do you only name one? However, since you have named the most significant similarity, I'll name the most significant dis-similarity: threat to life and limb. When someone enters your house illegally, they pose threat to your physical safety. That's why the law tends ...

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