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Lamo
LamowasborninBoston,MassachusettstoMarioLamoandMaryAtwoodin1981.[1]Hedoesnothaveahighschooldiploma.[7][8][9]LamogotaGEDandwasorderedbythecourt[10]totakesomeclassesatAmericanRiverCollege,acommunitycollegeinSacramentoCounty,California.[11][12]AccordingtoJenniferKahnofWired,Lamowasknownasthe"HomelessHacker"forhissupposedlytransientlifestyle.[13]Lamohasclaimedthathehasspentmuchofhistravelscouch-surfing,squattinginabandonedbuildingsandtravelingtoInternetcafes,librariesanduniversitiestoinvestigatenetworks,andsometimesexploitingsecurityholes.[4]Despiteperformingauthorizedandunauthorizedvulnerabilityassessmentsforseverallarge,high-profileentities,Lamohasclaimedherefusedtoacceptpaymentforhisservices.[14][15][16]
Inthemid-1990s,LamobecameavolunteerforthegayandlesbianmediafirmPlanetO.[14][17]In1998,LamowasappointedtotheLesbian,Gay,Bisexual,Transgender,QueerandQuestioningYouthTaskForcebytheSanFranciscoBoardofSupervisors.[18][19]
Duringthisperiod,in2001,heoverdosedonprescriptionamphetamines.[1][20]
Ina2004interviewwithWired,anex-girlfriendofLamo'sdescribedhimas"verycontrolling,"stating,"Hecarriedastungun,whichheusedonme."Accordingtothesamearticle,acourtissuedarestrainingorderagainstLamo.[20]Lamodisputedtheaccuracyofthearticleandwrote,"Ihaveneverbeensubjecttoarestrainingorderinmylife".[21]
LamoclaimedinaWiredarticlethatinMay2010,afterreportinghisbackpackstolen,aninvestigatingofficernotedunusualbehaviorandplacedhimundera72-hourinvoluntarypsychiatrichold,whichwasextendedtoaninedayhold.LamosayshewasdiagnosedwithAspergersyndromeatthepsychward.[22]
AsofMarch2011,Lamowasallegedly"inhiding,"claimingthathis"lifewasunderthreat"afterturninginManning.[23]
Activitiesandlegalissues[edit]
LamofirstbecameknownforoperatingAOLwatchdogsiteInside-AOL.com.[24][25]
Securitycompromise[edit]
InDecember2001,LamowaspraisedbyWorldcomforhelpingtofortifytheircorporatesecurity.[26]InFebruary2002hebrokeintotheinternalcomputernetworkofTheNewYorkTimes,addinghisnametotheinternaldatabaseofexpertsources,andusingthepaper'sLexisNexisaccounttoconductresearchonhigh-profilesubjects.TheNewYorkTimesfiledacomplaint,andawarrantforLamo'sarrestwasissuedinAugust2003followinga15-monthinvestigationbyfederalprosecutorsinNewYork.At10:
15AMonSeptember9,afterspendingafewdaysinhiding,hesurrenderedtotheUSMarshalsinSacramento,California.Here-surrenderedtotheFBIinNewYorkCityonSeptember11,andpledguiltytoonefelonycountofcomputercrimesagainstMicrosoft,LexisNexisandTheNewYorkTimesonJanuary8,2004.[27][28]
Laterin2004,Lamowassentencedtosixmonthsdetentionathisparents'homeplustwoyearsprobation,andwasorderedtopayroughly$65,000inrestitution.HewasconvictedofcompromisingsecurityatTheNewYorkTimesandMicrosoft,[29][30]Yahoo!
[31]andWorldCom.[32]
Whenchallengedforaresponsetoallegationsthathewasglamorizingcrimeforthesakeofpublicity,hisresponsewas"AnythingIcouldsayaboutmypersonormyactionswouldonlycheapenwhattheyhavetosayforthemselves".Whenapproachedforcommentduringhiscriminalcase,Lamofrustratedreporterswithnonsequiturssuchas"Faithmanages",[33](probablyareferencetosciencefictiontelevisionshowBabylon5)and"It'sabeautifulday."[34]
Athissentencing,Lamoexpressedremorseforharmhehadcausedthroughhisintrusions,withthecourtrecordquotinghimasadding"IwanttoanswerforwhatIhavedoneanddobetterwithmylife."[35]
DNAcontroversy[edit]
OnMay9,2006,while18monthsintoatwo-yearprobationsentence,LamorefusedtogivetheUnitedStatesgovernmentabloodsample,onethattheyhaddemandedinordertorecordhisDNAintheirCODISsystem.[36]Accordingtohisattorney,Lamohasareligiousobjectiontogivingblood,butiswillingtogivehisDNAinanotherform.OnJune15,2007,lawyersforLamofiledamotioncitingtheBookofGenesisasonebasisforLamo'sreligiousoppositiontothegivingofblood.
OnJune21,2007,itwasreportedthatLamo'slegalcounselhadreachedasettlementagreementwiththeU.S.DepartmentofJusticegrantingLamo'soriginalrequest.AccordingtoKevinPoulsen'sblog,"theJusticeDepartmentformallysettledthecase,filingajointstipulationalongwithLamo'sfederalpublicdefenderdroppingthedemandforblood,andacceptingcheekswabsinstead."Reachedforcomment,LamoreportedlyaffirmedtoPoulsenhisintentionto"complyvigorously"withtheorder.[37]
WikiLeaksandManning[edit]
Seealso:
ChelseaManning
InFebruary2009,apartiallistoftheanonymousdonorstotheWikiLeaksnot-for-profitwebsitewasleakedandpublishedontheWikiLeakswebsite.SomemediasourcesindicatedatthetimethatLamowasamongthedonorsonthelist.[38][39]WiredreportedthatLamocommentedonhisTwitterpage,"ThanksWikiLeaks,forleakingyourdonorlist...That'sdedication."[39]
InMay2010,[40]LamoreportedtoU.S.ArmyauthoritiesthatManninghadclaimedtohaveleakedalargebodyofclassifieddocuments,including260,000classifiedUnitedStatesdiplomaticcables.[41]LamostatedthatManningalso"tookcreditforleaking"thecontroversialvideofootageoftheJuly12,2007Baghdadairstrike,whichhassincecometobeknownasthe"CollateralMurder"video.[41][42][43]
LamohasstatedthathewouldnothaveturnedManningin"iflivesweren'tindanger...[Manning]wasinawarzoneandbasicallytryingtovacuumupasmuchclassifiedinformationashecould,andjustthrowingitupintotheair."[40]WikiLeaksrespondedbydenouncingLamoandWiredMagazinereporterKevinPoulsenas"notoriousfelons,informers&manipulators"andsaidthat"journalistsshouldtakecare."[41]
AccordingtoAndyGreenbergofForbes,[44]Lamomayhaveworkedasa"securityspecialist"withProjectVigilant,aprivatesecurityinstitutionthatworkswiththeFBIandtheNSA.[45]ChetUber,theheadofProjectVigilant,hasclaimed,"I'mtheonewhocalledtheU.S.government...AllthepeoplewhosaythatAdrianisanarc,hedidapatrioticthing.Heseesallkindsofhacks,andhewasseriouslyworriedaboutpeopledying."[44]
LamohasbeencriticizedbyfellowhackerssuchasthoseattheHackersonPlanetEarthconferencein2010,whocalledhima"snitch".[46]AnothercommentedtoLamofollowinghisspeechduringapaneldiscussionsaying:
"Frommyperspective,Iseewhatyouhavedoneastreason."[47]
WikiLeaksfounderJulianAssangecallsLamo"averydisreputablecharacter",andsaysthatLamo'smonetarysupportforWikiLeaksamountedtoonly20U.S.dollarsononeoccasion.[48]Assangesaysthatitis"notrighttocall[Lamo]acontributortoWikiLeaks",andquestionstheelectronicrecordassociatedwiththeManning–Lamochats,because,accordingtoAssange,Lamohas"strangemotivations"and"hadbeeninamentalhospitalthreeweeksbeforehand".[48]
Lamohascharacterizedhisdecisiontoworkwiththegovernmentasmorallyambiguousbutobjectivelynecessary,writinginTheGuardian"Therewerenorightchoicesthatday,onlylesswrongones.Itwascold,itwasneedful,anditwasnoone'stomakeexceptmine,"addingtoTheGuardian'sEdPilkington"Therewerehundredsofthousandsofdocuments–let'sdropthenumberto250,000tobeconservative–anddoingnothingmeantgamblingthateachandeveryonewoulddonoharmifnowarningwasgiven."[49][50]
Greenwald,LamoandWiredmagazine[edit]
Lamo'sroleintheManningcasedrewtheireofGlennGreenwaldofSalonMagazine,anardentsupporterofWikiLeaksandpassionatecriticofLamo.GreenwaldsuggestedthatLamoliedtoManningbyturningManningin,andalsoliedafterthefacttocoverupthecircumstancesofManning'sconfessions.[51]Greenwaldplacestheincidentinthecontextofwhathecalls"theObamaadministration'sunprecedentedwaronwhistle-blowers".[51]Greenwald'scritiqueofWiredMagazinehasdrawnaresponsefromthatmagazinewhichsuggeststhatGreenwaldiswritingdisingenuously:
"Athismostreasonable,Greenwaldimpugnsourmotives,attacksthecharacterofourstaffandcarefullyselectshisfactsandsourcestomisrepresentthetruthandgenerateoutrageinhisreadership."[52]InanarticleabouttheManningcase,GreenwaldmentionsWiredreporterKevinPoulsen's1994felonyconvictionforcomputerhacking,suggestingthat"overtheyears,PoulsenhasservedmoreorlessasLamo'spersonalmediavoice."[51]GreenwaldisskepticalofanearlierstorywrittenbyPoulsenaboutLamo'sinstitutionalizationonpsychiatricgrounds,writing:
"LamoclaimedhewasdiagnosedwithAsperger'sSyndrome,asomewhatfashionableautismdiagnosiswhichmanystarsinthecomputerworldhavealsoclaimed."[51]Inhisresponse,PoulsenaccusedGreenwaldof"name-calling,bizarreconspiracytheoriesandadhominemattacks".[52]
GreenwaldcalledforWiredtoreleasemoreofthechatlogsinitspossessionthatpertaintoaconversationbetweenManningandLamo:
"thereareclearlyrelevantpartsofthosechatswhichWiredcontinuestoconceal".[51]Wired 'seditor-in-chiefreiteratedthat"thelogsincludesensitivepersonalinformationwithnobearingonWikiLeaks,anditwouldservenopurposetopublishthematthistime."[52]Inanarticleentitled"TheWorseningJournalisticDisgraceatWired",GreenwaldclaimedthatWiredwas"activelyconceal[ing]fromthepublic,formonthsonend,thekeyevidenceinapolitic
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