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Feds say Lamo inspired other hackers
Kevin Poulsen, SecurityFocus 2004-09-15

The final act in the saga of Adrian Lamo's hacking adventures ended with a contrite message from the once brash cyber outlaw, and a grim denunciation from his prosecutor, who blamed the hacker for inspiring other computer intruders.

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Feds say Lamo inspired other hackers 2004-09-17
Anonymous
A little dissapointed at the responses to this article. Had Lamo identified the security problem with the proxy servers and notified the NYTimes at that point, yes he would've done good. But once he breached the network, hacked passwords and modified a database it became a criminal action. Think abo...

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