Editing Adrian Lamo (section)

===Security compromise===
Lamo was a [[grey hat hacker]] who viewed the rise of the [[World Wide Web]] with a mixture of excitement and alarm. He felt that others failed to see the importance of internet security in the Web's early days. Lamo broke into corporate computer systems but never damaged them. Instead, he would offer to fix the security flaws free of charge, and if the flaw was not fixed, he would alert the media.<ref name="HacksSquats" /> Lamo hoped to be hired by a corporation to attempt to break into systems and test their security, a practice that came to be known as [[red team]]ing. But by the time this practice was common, his felony conviction prevented him from being hired.<ref name=":1" />

In December 2001, [[Worldcom]] praised Lamo for helping to fortify its corporate security.<ref>{{cite news|last=Poulsen|first=Kevin|title=FBI reportedly hunting Adrian Lamo|url=https://www.theregister.co.uk/2003/09/05/fbi_reportedly_hunting_adrian_lamo/|work=The Register}}</ref> In February 2002, he broke into the internal computer network of ''[[The New York Times]]'', added his name to the internal database of expert sources, and used the paper's [[LexisNexis]] account to research high-profile subjects. ''The New York Times'' filed a complaint, and a warrant for Lamo's arrest was issued in August 2003 following a 15-month investigation by federal prosecutors in New York. At 10:15&nbsp;a.m. on September 9, after spending a few days in hiding, he surrendered to the [[United States Marshals Service|US Marshals]] in [[Sacramento, California]]. He surrendered to the [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]] in New York City on September 11, and pleaded guilty to one felony count of [[computer crime]]s against [[Microsoft]], [[LexisNexis]], and ''The New York Times'' on January 8, 2004.<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Noah|last=Shachtman|url=https://www.wired.com/techbiz/it/news/2004/01/61831|title=Adrian Lamo Cuts Deal With Feds|magazine=Wired|access-date=August 25, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Kevin Poulsen|url=http://www.securityfocus.com/news/7771|title=Lamo Pleads Guilty to Times Hack|website=Securityfocus.com|date=January 8, 2004|access-date=August 25, 2013|archive-date=July 23, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130723172136/http://www.securityfocus.com/news/7771|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In July 2004, Lamo was sentenced to two years' probation with six months to be served in home detention and ordered to pay $65,000 in restitution.<ref name=Sentence/> He was convicted of compromising security at ''The New York Times'', Microsoft,<ref>
{{cite web
| last=Lemos
| first=Robert
| title=Hacker helps Excite@Home toughen defenses
| website=[[CNET News]]
| date=May 29, 2001
| url=http://news.cnet.com/2100-1001-261728.html
| access-date=January 21, 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090806225209/http://news.cnet.com/2100-1001-261728.html|archive-date=August 6, 2009|url-status=live}}
</ref><ref>
{{cite web
| last=Poulsen
| first=Kevin
| author-link=Kevin Poulsen
| title=Proxy exposes Excite@Home data
| website=[[SecurityFocus]]
| date=May 5, 2001
| url=http://www.securityfocus.com/news/209
| access-date=April 24, 2006}}
</ref> [[Yahoo!]],<ref>
{{cite web
| last=Poulsen
| first=Kevin
| author-link=Kevin Poulsen
| title=Yahoo! News hacked
| website=[[SecurityFocus]]
| date=September 9, 2001
| url=http://www.securityfocus.com/news/254
| access-date=January 21, 2006}}
</ref> and WorldCom.<ref>
{{cite web
| last=Poulsen
| first=Kevin
| author-link=Kevin Poulsen
| title=Lamo's Adventures in WorldCom
| website=[[SecurityFocus]]
| date=December 5, 2001
| url=http://www.securityfocus.com/news/296
| access-date=January 21, 2006}}
</ref>

When challenged for a response to allegations that he was glamorizing crime for the sake of publicity, he responded: "Anything I could say about my person or my actions would only cheapen what they have to say for themselves". When approached for comment during his criminal case, Lamo frustrated reporters with [[Non sequitur (literary device)|non-sequiturs]], such as "Faith manages"<ref>
{{cite web
| last=McCullagh
| first=Declan
| author-link=Declan McCullagh
| title=The 'homeless hacker' talks
| website=[[CNET News]]
| date=September 16, 2003
| url=http://news.cnet.com/2008-1014_3-5076942.html
| access-date=January 21, 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104163640/http://news.cnet.com/2008-1014_3-5076942.html|archive-date=November 4, 2012|url-status=live}}
</ref> and "It's a beautiful day."<ref>
{{cite web
| last=McCullagh
| first=Declan
| author-link=Declan McCullagh
| title=Judge Lifts Hacker's PC Restrictions
| website=[[CNET News]]
| date=September 12, 2003
| url=http://news.cnet.com/Judge-lifts-hacker%27s-PC-restrictions/2100-1002_3-5076124.html
| access-date=January 21, 2006}}
</ref>

At his sentencing, Lamo expressed remorse for the harm his intrusions had caused. The court record quotes him as adding: "I want to answer for what I have done and do better with my life."<ref>
{{cite web
| last=Poulsen
| first=Kevin
| author-link=Kevin Poulsen
| title=Feds say Lamo inspired other hackers
| website=[[SecurityFocus]]
| date=September 15, 2004
| url=http://www.securityfocus.com/news/9520
| access-date=January 21, 2006}}
</ref>

He subsequently declared on the question-and-answer site [[Quora]]: "We all own our actions in fullness, not just the pleasant aspects of them." Lamo accepted that he had made mistakes.<ref>[https://www.quora.com/How-often-do-criminals-hand-themselves-in/answer/Adri%C3%A1n-Lamo "Adrián Lamo's answer to How often do criminals hand themselves in? – Quora"].</ref>