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  • The 'homeless hacker' talks

    The past two years have been a wild ride for Adrian Lamo: The 22-year-old has publicly taken credit for tunnelling into networks belonging to Yahoo, Microsoft, Excite@Home and WorldCom.

  • Hacker penetrates NY Times' network

    Adrian Lamo--the curious hacker who has hit such high-profile companies as Yahoo, Microsoft and Excite@Home--has struck again, this time gaining access to The New York Times' internal operations network.

  • 'Homeless hacker' surrenders

    Adrian Lamo, the so-called homeless hacker, surrendered Tuesday to face two federal criminal charges of electronic breaking and entering.

  • Judge lifts homeless hacker's PC restrictions

    A US federal judge on Friday said Adrian Lamo, the so-called homeless hacker, could go free on bail with only limited restrictions on his computer use until his next court date in October.

  • 'Homeless hacker' free pending court date

    Adrian Lamo, who won notoriety for his public claims of electronic intrusions, is jailed then released to face federal hacking charges Friday.

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  • Hackers: Under the hood

    Mudge, Kevin Mitnick, Adrian Lamo, Jericho and Raven Alder speak to ZDNet Australia about the making of a hacker.

  • Top 10 worst IT disasters of all time

    From faulty satellites nearly causing World War III to the Millennium Bug, poorly executed IT has had a lot to answer for over the years

  • Commentary: Virus school?

    It's unwise for security vendors to say they will never hire students who studied virus-writing in school.

  • E-commerce turns 10

    After a decade, even your mom buys books online. But are "secure" transactions secure enough?

  • Web services: Security nightmare?

    StreamTone CEO Ravi Razdan warns that in its rush to embrace Web services, the computer industry is unknowingly inviting hackers to waltz through gaping structural holes.

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