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Adrian Lamo - The Homeless Hacker Who Changed the World

Summary by Korben
This article is part of my series of special summer hackers. Good reading! If like me, you thought that a good hacker had to have an arsenal of sophisticated tools, the story of Adrian Lamo will turn your brains around. Windows 98, Internet Explorer and Notepad. That's all. With these 3 basic tools, this guy managed to penetrate the networks of Microsoft, Yahoo and the New York Times. And while others were developing complex malware, proved to h…
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This article is part of my series of special summer hackers. Good reading! If like me, you thought that a good hacker had to have an arsenal of sophisticated tools, the story of Adrian Lamo will turn your brains around. Windows 98, Internet Explorer and Notepad. That's all. With these 3 basic tools, this guy managed to penetrate the networks of Microsoft, Yahoo and the New York Times. And while others were developing complex malware, proved to h…

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Korben broke the news in on Wednesday, June 25, 2025.
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