Adrian Lamo
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Adrián Lamo
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| Pronunciation | A-dree-án Lah-mo |
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February 20, 1981 Boston, Massachusetts |
| Other names | Adrián Lamo, R. Adrián Lamo |
| Occupation | Threat Analyst, Journalist |
| Years active | 1999 - Present (5 Jan. 2017) |
| Employer | ProjectVIGILANT |
| Organization | 2600 Magazine |
| Known for | Extensive computer hacking, uncovering largest breach of classified information in history of Western intelligence community |
| Notable work | Appeared on Hackers Wanted, We Steal Secrets, Good Morning America, Democracy Now!, Aqui y Ahora, and numerous other visual and print media outlets, including cover stories in Information Week and SF Weekly |
| Home town | San Francisco, Washington DC, Bogotá (Colombia) |
| Television | TechTV, KCRA Channel 3 News |
| Title | Assistant Director for Threat Intelligence |
| Opponent(s) | Julian Assange |
| Criminal penalty | Six months of house arrest, 2 1/2 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 (2007-2011) |
| Parent(s) | Mario Lamo-Jiménez and Mary Lamo-Atwood |
| Honors | Doctor of Divinity, honoris causa |
| Website | about |
Adrian Lamo (born February 20, 1981) is an American threat analyst and former hacker.
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. In 2010, Lamo reported U.S. soldier Chelsea Manning (formerly Bradley Manning) to Army Counterintelligence and United States Army Criminal Investigation Command, claiming that Manning had leaked hundreds of thousands of sensitive U.S. government documents to . The Taliban insurgency later announced its intention to execute Afghan nationals named in the leaks as having cooperated with the U.S.-led coalition in Afghanistan. By that time, the United States had received months of advance warning that their names were among the leaks. Manning was arrested and incarcerated in the U.S. military justice system and later sentenced to 35 years in confinement, which President Barack Obama commuted to a total of seven years at the end of his term, including time served. Lamo responded to the commutation with a single statement and a single interview.
Born in Boston, Massachusetts, Lamo did not graduate from high school, but received a GED and was court ordered to take courses at American River College, a community college in Sacramento County, California. Known as the "Homeless Hacker" for his reportedly transient lifestyle, Lamo has claimed that he has spent much of his travels couch-surfing, squatting in abandoned buildings, and traveling to Internet cafes, libraries, and universities to investigate networks, sometimes exploiting security holes. Despite performing authorized and unauthorized vulnerability assessments for several large, high-profile entities, Lamo claims to have refused to accept payment for his services.
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