homeless hacker surrenders

[Red Squirrel]

http://news.com.com/2100-1009_3-5073426.html
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Adrian Lamo, the so-called homeless hacker, surrendered Tuesday to face two federal criminal charges of electronic breaking and entering.

Lamo, 22, turned himself in at the U.S. courthouse in Sacramento, Calif., ending a five-day manhunt during which FBI agents laid seige to his family's home in the Sacramento suburbs and his defense attorney negotiated the surrender with federal prosecutors.

"The only reason that I hadn't come in before now was lack of communication," Lamo said in a telephone interview late Monday evening. "Communication has been good today and as such there's no compelling reason not to go in...I want to come in as a show of good faith."

Lamo and his attorney had said they wanted to learn what the exact charges were before agreeing to surrender.

A spokeswoman for U.S. Attorney McGregor Scott said, "Adrian Lamo did turn himself in today around 9:30. He is to appear on our 2 p.m. calendar."

That appearance will be held in front of U.S. Magistrate Judge Gregory Hollows, after which Lamo is expected to be sent to New York to face a formal arraignment, the spokeswoman said.

Lamo, something of a legend among hackers for his brazen exploits, media savvy and rootless lifestyle, is facing two criminal charges. One is related to his claimed intrusions into The New York Times' computers, and the other deals with his alleged misuse of a Lexis-Nexis account, said Mary French, a deputy public defender in Sacramento who is representing Lamo.

In the New York Times incident in February 2002, Lamo was able to view employee records--including Social Security numbers--and access the contact information for the paper's sources and columnists, including such well-known contributors as former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, former Marine officer Oliver North and hip-hop artist Queen Latifah. He has also claimed break-ins at technology companies including MCI WorldCom, Microsoft and Yahoo.

In addition to his intrusions, Lamo is known for his "homeless hacker" lifestyle. He has no fixed address, and instead wanders the country on Greyhound buses, sleeping on friends' couches and, when necessary, camping in vacant or derelict buildings.


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[Wren]

A notorious hacker with a lack of communication? Yeah, right!

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[Triple6_wild]

poor guy lmao hope he gets away with it

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