Adrian Lamo
Adrian Lamo (February 20, 1981 – March 14, 2018) was an American threat analyst[2][3] and hacker.[4] Lamo was known for breaking into several high-profile computer networks, including those of The New York Times, Yahoo!, and Microsoft, culminating in his 2003 arrest.[5]
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| Born | February 20, 1981 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | March 14, 2018 (aged 37)[1] |
| Other names | Adrián Lamo, R. Adrián Lamo |
| Occupation | Threat analyst, journalist |
| Years active | 1999–2018 |
| Employer | ProjectVIGILANT |
| Organization | 2600 Magazine |
| Known for | Computer hacking, reporting Chelsea Manning to the Army's Criminal Investigation Command |
Notable work | Appeared 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 |
| Television | TechTV, KCRA Channel 3 News |
| Title | Assistant Director for Threat Intelligence |
| Opponent(s) | Julian Assange |
| Criminal penalty | Six months of house arrest, 21⁄2 years probation, $64,938 restitution |
| Criminal status | In 2004, pleaded guilty to one felony count in SDNY to hacking The New York Times and Microsoft, and subsequently informed them and helped fix their security holes |
| Spouse(s) | Lauren Fisher (m. 2007; div. 2011) |
In 2010, Lamo reported U.S. soldier Chelsea Manning to Army criminal investigators,[6] claiming that Manning had leaked hundreds of thousands of sensitive U.S. government documents to WikiLeaks.[7][8]
Lamo died on March 14, 2018, in Wichita, Kansas, at the age of 37.[9] His body was identified at a morgue on March 16, when his death was publicly announced.[10] The cause is unknown.[10]
Adrian Lamo Media
Lamo in San Francisco in 2006
References
- ↑ "Adrian Lamo, hacker who turned in Chelsea Manning to FBI, found dead". Fox News. March 16, 2018. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
- ↑ "Adrian Lamo". The Guardian. January 3, 2013. Retrieved December 6, 2016.
- ↑ Adrian Lamo (November 17, 2013). "Adrian Lamo on Facebook". Retrieved November 17, 2013.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Wired 12.04: The Homeless Hacker v. The New York Times". Wired.com. Retrieved August 25, 2013.
- ↑ Alleged Army Whistleblower Felt "Isolated". CBS News. July 7, 2010. http://www.cbsnews.com/news/alleged-army-whistleblower-felt-isolated/.
- ↑ Unattributed (December 11, 2010). "SEMANA | El Hacker Que Sabia Demasiado". SEMANA | Ideas Que Lideran. https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=es&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.semana.com%2Fgente%2Farticulo%2Fel-hacker-sabia-demasiado%2F125731-3&edit-text=. Retrieved May 9, 2017. "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/]".
- ↑ "Adrián Lamo's answer to Did Adrián Lamo ever help an Indian company or the Indian government?". www.quora.com. Retrieved September 5, 2017.
- ↑ "Hacker who turned in Chelsea Manning to FBI, hacked Microsoft, dies in Wichita". Wichita Eagle. March 16, 2018. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 "Hacker who gave Wikileaks source dies". BBC News. March 16, 2018. Retrieved March 16, 2018.
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