Adrian Lamo

Adrián Lamo
Lamo c. 2001
Born
Adrián Alfonso Lamo Atwood

(1981-02-20)February 20, 1981
DiedMarch 14, 2018(2018-03-14) (aged 37)
Other namesAdrián Lamo, R. Adrián Lamo
Occupation(s)Threat analyst, journalist
Years active1999–2018
EmployerProjectVIGILANT
Known forComputer hacking, reporting Chelsea Manning to the Army's Criminal Investigation Command
Notable workAppeared on Hackers Wanted, We Steal Secrets, Good Morning America, Democracy Now!, Aqui y Ahora, and other media outlets, including cover stories in Information Week and SF Weekly
TelevisionTechTV, KCRA Channel 3 News
TitleAssistant Director for Threat Intelligence
Criminal penaltytwo years' probation, with six months to be served in home detention, and ordered to pay $65,000 in restitution[1]
Criminal statusIn 2004, pleaded guilty to one felony count in SDNY to hacking The New York Times and Microsoft, Oracle and Johnson and Johnson, subsequently informed them, and helped fix their security holes
Spouse
Lauren Fisher
(m. 2007; div. 2011)
Websiteabout.me/aal Edit this at Wikidata

Adrián Alfonso Lamo Atwood[2] (February 20, 1981 – March 14, 2018) was an American threat analyst[3][4] and hacker.[5] Lamo first gained media attention for breaking into several high-profile computer networks, including those of The New York Times, Yahoo!, and Microsoft, culminating in his 2003 arrest.[6]

Lamo was best known for reporting U.S. soldier Chelsea Manning to Army criminal investigators in 2010[7] for leaking hundreds of thousands of sensitive U.S. government documents to WikiLeaks.[8][9] Lamo died on March 14, 2018, at the age of 37.[10]

  1. ^ Hulme, George V. (July 15, 2004). "Hacker Lamo Sentenced To Home Detention". InformationWeek. Retrieved May 12, 2018.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference nyt obit was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Adrian Lamo". The Guardian. January 3, 2013. Retrieved December 6, 2016.
  4. ^ Adrian Lamo (November 17, 2013). "Adrian Lamo on Facebook". Facebook. Retrieved November 17, 2013.
  5. ^ "Hacker Adrian Lamo testifies at WikiLeaks suspect Bradley Manning's court-martial". The Washington Post. June 4, 2013. Archived from the original on October 22, 2013. Retrieved September 7, 2013.
  6. ^ "Wired 12.04: The Homeless Hacker v. The New York Times". Wired. Retrieved August 25, 2013.
  7. ^ "Alleged Army Whistleblower Felt "Isolated"". CBS News. July 7, 2010.
  8. ^ "SEMANA | El Hacker Que Sabia Demasiado". SEMANA | Ideas Que Lideran. December 11, 2010. Archived from the original on May 25, 2016. Retrieved May 9, 2017 – via SEMANA original story. This is the story of Adrian Lamo, the cyber-pirate of Colombian origin who revealed to US authorities who leaked the information [about] WikiLeaks. [via Google Translate/]
  9. ^ "Adrián Lamo's answer to Did Adrián Lamo ever help an Indian company or the Indian government?". quora.com. Retrieved September 5, 2017.
  10. ^ Cite error: The named reference :0 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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