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Ave AY | AMLAaU Lely BpUano Fil LOY evi OLeDt () techiv Get the inside scoop an the new Microsoft" Office System and enter to win cool prizes iaiaider Adrian Lamo Speaks With Leo Before Arrest The gray-hat hacker talked with ‘The Screen Savers’ as he waited to hear charges before turning himself in. By Tom Merritt HEREIN I TATE o According to SecurityFocus, Adrian Lamo, a famous hacker who exploits security holes and helps companies fix them, is being hunted by the FBI. Lamo called "The Screen Savers” at the top of the show. Lamo hacked into the website of The New York Times in February 2002 and took the Social Security numbers of several peopie. He then added his name fo the list of contributors to The New York Times and notified the paper of what he'd done. The Times responded by threatening to prosecute. This morning Trigger Street Productions, a multimedia production studio formed by actor Kevin Spacey in 2002, called Leo and mentioned that Lamo's parents were served with a warrant for his arrest. The folks at Trigger Street have stayed with Lamo to document his arrest. Adrian Lamo made arrangements with public defenders to turn himself in. He talked to us by phone before he did so. Two days ago, according to Lamo, the FBI tipped its hand and tet him know it wanted him. Lamo said the FBI wanted to search his parents’ premises, but his mother refused to let ifs agents in. According fo Lamo, the charges might relate to the criminal complaint by The New York Times. He said he intends to turn himself in after he reviews the charges. Although the FBI isn't saying what the charges are, Lamo said he thinks he'll be allowed to know the charges before he turns himself in. He expects the charges to be reasonable and he said he'll defend himself rigorously. “This will not be a silam-dunk prosecution,” Lamo said. “[Bugl I'm worried. | don't know what's going to happen.” Lamo said he didn't know if he would be arrested immediately after he got off the phone. "It's a shame it had to come fo this," he said. “| intend to show that this sort of thing can't be seen as a deterrent. I've done things that peopte see as illegal and probably are iflegal, but I don’t think f've done anything wrong." “| don't think things happen by accident. | don't think that I've done anything wrong. | don’t think the FBI is doing anything wrong," he said. Lamo said he was going to a safe place to review his legal options after he had talked with us, although his lawyer has advised him to turn himself in as soon as humanly possible. Lamo also said he intends to answer for his actions. If the FBI refuses to show him the charges, he'll continue fo negofiate as a reasonable person, he said. “| appreciate alt the support that I've gotten," he said. "Having been there, | would not change anything that I've done... | hope the people out there considering their own courses in tife will not let the people FBI (19- cv-149 5)-293 who want to criminalize curiosity let them stop what they want to do." . http://wwrw.techtv.com/screensavers/print/0,23 102,3517538,00.html 9/8/2003