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‘Security holes closed in New York Tin @prcenet after hacker intrusion | Prints gigonsly Page 2 of 2 . ze Lamo said he's not trying fo find such holes to make corporate computing safer but rather follows his interests to see what he can find. “There was no motive behind the act. | realize that some people will sée my actions as illegal, immoral or worse," he said. “it's not for me to contest them or try to win them over to the Adrian Lamo school of security." Skepticism from outsiders about his actions is “understandable," he said. “Any motive that 1 could tack onto it would just be justification that would be invalid ... to someone somewhere. There's never been a real reason behind it.” Pete Lindstrom, an analyst with Framingham, Mass.-based Hurwitz Group Inc., said he’s puzzted that network intrusions by hackers like Lamo are often met with inaction by the companies whose information is exposed. "There's a Robin Hood aspect to this for some reason,” he said. WorldCom's reaction to Lamo's December attack was to thank him, rather than prosecute him, Lindstrom said. “L would love to know what the New York Times’ CEO thinks since WorldCom [and others] forced his hand” by not taking previous legal action against Lamo, Lindstrem said. “This is a wayward kid who doesn't realize the impact of his actions. They need to take away his notebook and give him some real work to do.” Related stories: « New York Times hit by Nimda worm variant, Nov. 1, 2004 * News sites simplified after performance bogs down, Sept. 11, 2001 « Computerworld coverage of viruses, worms and security holes Copyright © 2002 Computerworid Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part in any form or medium without express. written permission of Computerworld inc. is prohibited. Computerworld and Computerworid.com and the respective logos are trademarks of Intemational Data Group inc, http://www.computerworld.com/cwi/Printer_Friendly_Version/0,1212,NAV47_STO68662-,00.html 2/28/02 . FBI(19-cv-1495)-1628