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wt e To: Detroit From: New Yo . Computer Intrusion; b3 -2 0O:NY ; ; b7E -2,3 Synopsis: Conduct logical interviews Enclosure(s): Packet containing, —~—~—SCSd ACS checks, criminal history, DMV history and Internet checks on each interviewee Copy of article from sfweekly.com of recent interview of the subject, ADRIAN LAMO List of suggested interview questions for each interviewee (Suggested questions worksheet) Photograph of ADRIAN LAMO 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 of a YAHOO! News article. LAMO gained access through the portal's b6 -5 web-based production tools and modified a news story about DMITRY p7c -5 SKLYAROV, a Russian computer programmer facing federal criminal charges. LAMO used a free internet connection at KINKOS to commit the hack. YAHOO! was informed of the breach after being contacted by lof securityfocus.com, who was contacted by LAMO. as convicted in 1990's by the FBI for committing unauthorized computer intrusions. In October 2001, LAMO contacted the newsbytes.com to inform him that he had gained unauthorized access into a MICROSOFT customer service database. LAMO had gained access to MICROSOFT's database is September 2001 but choose not to disclose his access until October 2001. LAMO utilized a vulnerability in MICROSOFT's network that allowed an unpublished Internet Protocol (IP) address to be entered into a web browser. The IP address provided access to records of people who had bought products and services from MICROSOFT. [___] contacted MICROSOFT to ask them for a comment for the story he was writing about the hack. This was the first instance, MICROSOFT learne@ of the intrusion. MICROSOFT confirmed the hack and described the incident as be -2,5 bic -2,5 FBI(19-cv-1495)-712