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(Rev. 01-31-2003) b6 -1 FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION bic ~1 Precedence: ROUTINE Date: 04/12/2004 To: Washington Field Attn: Computer Intrusions Squad ‘ San Antonio Attn: Computer Intrusions Squad Cyber b3 -2 From: New York b6 -1 Squad DT-5 p7c -1 Contacts SAT) DIE -3 Approved By: s/o | Drafted By: [st Title: ADRIAN LAMO; New York Times-Victim; Computer Intrusion; OO: NY Synopsis: New York to provide completed investigations of unauthorized computer intrusions by subject ADRIAN LAMO due to lack of jurisdiction. Enclosure (s): Packet for Washington Field Office containing completed investigation and evidence for unauthorized computer intrusion of WorldCom Communications. Packet for San Antonio Field Office containing completed investigation and evidence for unauthorized computer intrusion of SBC Communications. Copy of Information to which LAMO pled guilty to the intrusion of The New York Times, Details: ADRIAN LAMO is a twenty two (22) year old male who commits unauthorized computer intrusions into major corporations. LAMO is labeled in the media as the "homeless hacker". He considers himself a "white hat hacker". Investigation by the New York Office has revealed that LAMO is a “black hat hacker", an individual who breaks into a computer system with the purpose of inflicting damage or stealing data. Each time LAMO hacks a major corporation he alerts friends in the media first and has them contact the victim for comment. In September 2001, LAMO hacked YAHOO! and rewrote the text pof “A YAHOOTNeéWs" article. LAMO gained access through.the..portal's pweb-based~prodiictiom~tools and modified a news story 2 FBI(19-cv-1495)-988