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{{Infobox person
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|name = Adrian Lamo
|name = Adrian Lamo
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|caption = Adrian Lamo {{circa}} 2001
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|birth_date = 1981
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Adrian Lamo
File:Adrian Lameo.png
Adrian Lamo c. 2001
Born1981
Boston, Massachusetts
NationalityColombian-American
Other namesAdrián Lamo, R. Adrián Lamo
OccupationThreat analyst
Known forArrest of Bradley Manning
SpouseLauren Lamo (separated)[1]
Parent(s)Mario Lamo and Mary Lamo-Atwood
Websitehttp://users.resist.ca/~adrian/

Adrian Lamo is a threat analyst, grey hat hacker, and government informant known principally for breaking into a series of high-profile computer networks (most prominently The New York Times, Yahoo! News, and Microsoft), his subsequent arrest, and instigating the arrest of military whistleblower Bradley Manning, whom he alleges to be the source of the July 12, 2007 Baghdad airstrike video leak to Wikileaks.[2][3]

Personal

Lamo was born in Boston, Massachusetts to Mario Lamo and Mary Lamo-Atwood in 1981.[4] He spent his early childhood in Arlington, Virginia, until moving to Bogotá, Colombia around the age of 10. When his family moved back to the United States two years later, they settled in San Francisco, where Adrian lived until he tested out of high school a year early. Popularly called the "homeless hacker" for his transient lifestyle, Lamo spent most of his travels couch-surfing, squatting in abandoned buildings and traveling to Internet cafes, libraries and universities to investigate networks, and sometimes exploiting security holes. Despite performing authorized and unauthorized vulnerability assessments for several large, high-profile entities, Lamo refused to accept payment for his services. During this period he also overdosed on amphetamines.[4]

In a 2004 interview with Wired, an ex-girlfriend of Lamo's described him as "very controlling," stating, "He carried a stun gun, which he used on me." According to the same article, a court issued a restraining order against Lamo.[5] Lamo disputed the accuracy of the article and wrote, "I have never been subject to a restraining order in my life".[6]

In May 2010 at age 29, Lamo reported his backpack stolen. The investigating officer noted unusual behaviors from Lamo and detained him. He was diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome after having been placed on a 72-hour involuntary psychiatric hold, which was extended to a total of nine days.[7]

Lamo was appointed to the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and Questioning Youth Task Force by San Francisco Supervisor Tom Ammiano.[8] In his spare time, he now donates his time and expertise to Voluntary Legal Services of Northern California, a Sacramento-based nonprofit organization providing assistance to indigent and low-income clients involved in civil litigation.[citation needed]

Activities

Lamo first became known operating AOL watchdog site Inside-AOL.com.[9][10]

Security compromise

In February 2002 he broke into the internal computer network of The New York Times, adding his name to the internal database of expert sources, and using the paper's LexisNexis account to conduct research on high-profile subjects. The Times filed a complaint, and a warrant for Lamo's arrest was issued in August 2003 following a 15 month investigation by federal prosecutors in New York. At 10:15 AM on September 9, after spending a few days in hiding, he surrendered to the US Marshals in Sacramento, California. He re-surrendered to the FBI in New York City on September 11, and pled guilty to one count of computer crimes against Microsoft, Lexis-Nexis and The New York Times on January 8, 2004.

Later in 2004, Lamo was sentenced to six months detention at his parents' home plus two years probation, and was ordered to pay roughly $65,000 in restitution. He was convicted of compromising security at The New York Times and Microsoft,[11][12] Yahoo![13] and MCI WorldCom.[14]

When challenged for a response to allegations that he was glamorizing crime for the sake of publicity, his response was "Anything I could say about my person or my actions would only cheapen what they have to say for themselves". When approached for comment during his criminal case, Lamo frustrated reporters with non sequiturs such as "Faith manages",[15] (probably a reference to science fiction television show Babylon 5) and "It's a beautiful day."[16]

At his sentencing, Lamo expressed remorse for harm he had caused through his intrusions, with the court record quoting him as adding "I want to answer for what I have done and do better with my life."[17]

One of several mugshots taken of Lamo following his arrest

DNA controversy

On May 9, 2006, while 18 months into a two year probation sentence, Adrian Lamo refused to give the United States government a blood sample they demanded so as to record his DNA in their CODIS system.[18] According to his attorney, Adrian Lamo has a religious objection to giving blood, but is willing to give his DNA in another form. On June 15, 2007, lawyers for Lamo filed a motion citing the Book of Genesis as one basis for Lamo's religious opposition to the frivolous spilling of blood.

On June 21, 2007, it was reported that Lamo's legal counsel had reached a settlement agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice granting Lamo's original request. According to Kevin Poulsen's blog, "the Justice Department formally settled the case, filing a joint stipulation along with Lamo's federal public defender dropping the demand for blood, and accepting cheek swabs instead." Reached for comment, Lamo reportedly affirmed to Poulsen his intention to "comply vigorously" with the order.[19]

Wikileaks and Bradley Manning

Main article: Bradley Manning

In June 2010, Adrian Lamo reported to U.S. Army authorities that Specialist Bradley Manning had leaked classified information to him. Lamo also claims that Manning confessed to him having provided the video footage of the July 12, 2007 Baghdad airstrike incident in Iraq to Wikileaks.[20][21] Lamo claims that Manning also leaked thousands of pages of classified data and diplomatic cables to Wikileaks. Lamo told Glenn Greenwald in an interview that he offered Manning protection under both journalist shield laws, and the lay clergy confidentiality tradition [clarification needed], and said that Manning declined.[22] Lamo had previously been revealed to be a donor to the site.[23][24] Manning's claim to Greenwald is not supported by the chat logs as they have been released to date. [25]

According to German newspaper Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, a reporter from Forbes has published information,[26] according to which Adrian Lamo works as a "security specialist" with "Project Vigilant", a private security institution which also works for the FBI and the NSA.[27]

Lamo has been criticized by fellow hackers such as at Hackers on Planet Earth 2010, who called him a "snitch".[28] Another commented to Lamo following his speech during a panel discussion saying: "From my perspective, I see what you have done as treason." [29]

Film and television

Lamo was removed from a segment of NBC Nightly News when, after being asked to demonstrate his skills for the camera, he gained access to NBC's internal network in under five minutes.[30] NBC was concerned that they broke the law by taping Lamo while he (possibly) broke the law. Lamo was a guest on the The Screen Savers five times beginning in 2002.[31]

Hackers Wanted, a documentary covering Lamo's life and times, is slated for release under the care of Trigger Street Productions.[citation needed] In May 2009, a video purporting to be a trailer for Hackers Wanted was allegedly leaked to or by Internet film site Eye Crave.[32] In May 2010, an earlier cut of the film was leaked on Bittorrent.[33] According to an insider, what was leaked on the Internet was a very different film from the newer version which includes additional footage. On June 12, 2010, a director's cut version of the film was also leaked onto torrent sites.[34]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ "Biography for Lauren Lamo". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved April 20, 2010.
  2. ^ Poulsen, Kevin; Zetter, Kim (June 6, 2010). "U.S. Intelligence Analyst Arrested in Wikileaks Video Probe". Wired. Retrieved June 7, 2010.
  3. ^ "US intelligence analyst arrested over security leaks". BBC. June 7, 2010. Retrieved June 7, 2010.
  4. ^ a b Palmquist, Matt (April 16, 2003). "A Duty to Hack". SF Weekly. Retrieved October 23, 2006.
  5. ^ Kahn, Jennifer (2004). "The Homeless Hacker v. The New York Times". Wired. Retrieved July 8, 2010.
  6. ^ Lamo, Adrian (July 10, 2010). "Citability (is important!)". God, Sex, & the FBI: Adrian Lamo's (alleged) blog. Retrieved July 10, 2010.[dead link]
  7. ^ Poulsen, Kevin (May 20, 2010). "Ex-Hacker Adrian Lamo Institutionalized for Asperger's". Wired. Retrieved May 23, 2010.
  8. ^ "Agenda & Minutes Archive". San Francisco Board of Supervisors. August 3, 1998. Retrieved October 23, 2010. Adrian Lamo, Seat No. 10
  9. ^ Brown, Janelle (July 1, 1999). "Can AOL silence its critics?". Salon.com. Retrieved February 1, 2006.
  10. ^ Poulsen, Kevin (November 29, 2000). "Hijackers take AIM accounts". SecurityFocus. Retrieved February 1, 2006.
  11. ^ Lemos, Robert (May 29, 2001). "Hacker helps Excite@Home toughen defenses". CNET News. Retrieved January 21, 2006.
  12. ^ Poulsen, Kevin (May 5, 2001). "Proxy exposes Excite@Home data". SecurityFocus. Retrieved April 24, 2006.
  13. ^ Poulsen, Kevin (September 9, 2001). "Yahoo! News hacked". SecurityFocus. Retrieved January 21, 2006.
  14. ^ Poulsen, Kevin (December 5, 2001). "Lamo's Adventures in WorldCom". SecurityFocus. Retrieved January 21, 2006.
  15. ^ McCullagh, Declan (September 16, 2003). "The 'homeless hacker' talks". CNET News. Retrieved January 21, 2006.
  16. ^ McCullagh, Declan (September 12, 2003). "Judge lifts hacker's PC restrictions". CNET News. Retrieved January 21, 2006.
  17. ^ Poulsen, Kevin (September 15, 2004). "Feds say Lamo inspired other hackers". SecurityFocus. Retrieved January 21, 2006.
  18. ^ Poulsen, Kevin (May 10, 2006). "Feds Want Hacker's Genetic Code". Wired. Retrieved January 21, 2006.
  19. ^ Poulsen, Kevin (June 21, 2007). "Hacker Adrian Lamo Wins, Won't Have to Give the FBI His Blood". Wired. Retrieved June 22, 2007.
  20. ^ Sheridan, Michael (June 7, 2010). "Report: Soldier arrested for allegedly leaking 'Collateral Murder' helicopter video to WikiLeaks". New York Daily News. Retrieved June 10, 2010.
  21. ^ Fildes, Jonathan (June 8, 2010). "Wikileaks site unfazed by arrest of US army 'source'". BBC News. Retrieved June 10, 2010.
  22. ^ Greenwald, Glenn (June 18, 2010). "The strange and consequential case of Bradley Manning, Adrian Lamo and WikiLeaks". Salon.com. Retrieved June 18, 2010.
  23. ^ Buda, Catalin (February 26, 2009). "Wikileaks Security Gaffe Commented by Adrian Lamo". SecuritySoftwareZone.com. Retrieved May 6, 2009.
  24. ^ Singel, Ryan (February 18, 2009). "Wikileaks Forced to Leak Its Own Secret Info — Update". Wired. Retrieved May 6, 2009.
  25. ^ [1]
  26. ^ [2] Forbes.com: Andy Greenberg: Stealthy Government Contractor Monitors U.S. Internet Providers, Worked With Wikileaks Informant, August 1, 2010.
  27. ^ FAZ.Net 4. August 2010 „'Collateral Murder'-Video - Erstaunliche Wendung in Sachen Wikileaks“ ("surprising turn in wikileaks case")
  28. ^ "According to Emmanuel Goldstein, who organized the panel discussion, 90 percent of the conference was anti-Lamo." 'WikiLeaks 'Snitch' Hacker Faces Wrath of His Peers', AOL News
  29. ^ http://www.democracynow.org/2010/7/27/wikileaks_is_not_one_personwe_are
  30. ^ Poulsen, Kevin (November 29, 2000). "Lamo Bumped from NBC After Hacking Them". SecurityFocus. Retrieved January 2, 2007.
  31. ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0819260/. The Screen Savers. September 26. 2002. TechTV. {{cite episode}}: |url= missing title (help); Check date values in: |airdate= (help); Unknown parameter |city= ignored (|location= suggested) (help); Unknown parameter |serieslink= ignored (|series-link= suggested) (help) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCc0sLrqaKo. The Screen Savers. March 4, 2003. TechTV. {{cite episode}}: |url= missing title (help); Unknown parameter |city= ignored (|location= suggested) (help); Unknown parameter |serieslink= ignored (|series-link= suggested) (help) "Adrian Lamo, TiVo Hacks, Xbox Mods". The Screen Savers. TechTV. {{cite episode}}: Unknown parameter |city= ignored (|location= suggested) (help); Unknown parameter |serieslink= ignored (|series-link= suggested) (help) Null, Christopher (May 29, 2003). "Lamo Hacks Cingular Claims Site". Wired. Retrieved June 15, 2010. http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-4388904925020066066#. The Screen Savers. September 5, 2003. TechTV. {{cite episode}}: |url= missing title (help); Unknown parameter |city= ignored (|location= suggested) (help); Unknown parameter |serieslink= ignored (|series-link= suggested) (help) http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1747222651880704900#. The Screen Savers. September 9, 2003. TechTV. {{cite episode}}: |url= missing title (help); Unknown parameter |city= ignored (|location= suggested) (help); Unknown parameter |serieslink= ignored (|series-link= suggested) (help)
  32. ^ Goodsmith, Ed (May 5, 2009). "Exclusive: Hackers Wanted (Documentary) Trailer!". Eve Crave Network. Retrieved May 6, 2009.
  33. ^ enigmax (May 20, 2010). "Unreleased 'Hackers Wanted' Movie Leaks To BitTorrent". TorrentFreak. Retrieved May 20, 2010.
  34. ^ enigmax (June 13, 2010). "Director Sam Bozzo On BitTorrent and the Movie Industry". TorrentFreak. Retrieved June 13, 2010.

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