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HACKER HUMBLED (Hacked the NY Times)
New York Post ^ | 1/09/04 | JOHN LEHMANN

Posted on 01/09/2004 1:01:58 AM PST by kattracks

Edited on 05/26/2004 5:18:28 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]

January 9, 2004 -- A cocky hacker who often publicly boasts of his exploits to other cybergeeks took on a remorseful tone yesterday when he admitted to a Manhattan federal judge he broke into The New York Times' computer system. Adrian Lamo, 22, now faces only a year in prison, rather than the maximum 15-year sentence he could have received if he went to trial and was convicted.


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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Front Page News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: hacker; nyt

1 posted on 01/09/2004 1:01:59 AM PST by kattracks
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To: kattracks
"genuinely remorseful for all the harm that my activities have caused."

and I saw this morning pigs fly!
2 posted on 01/09/2004 1:15:46 AM PST by observer5
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Here we go again folks... why not donate now and help get this fundraiser over with!
3 posted on 01/09/2004 1:17:26 AM PST by Support Free Republic (Hi Mom! Hi Dad!)
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To: kattracks
After the court appearance, Lamo's lawyer, Sean Hecker, said his client was now "hoping to move on and put this behind him."

I guess that's the closest Lamer could get to finding a lawyer named "Hacker".

4 posted on 01/09/2004 1:57:06 AM PST by Zack Attack
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