//: The homeless hacker v. The New York Times
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Adrian Lamo, a best-known hacker in Sacramento in America who found a database containing social security numbers, bank account data and direct deposit instructions for 86,000 WorldCom employees is described. The real reason The New York Times called the FBI was due to the fact that Lamo dug through a database that was confidential and personal.
Publication Name: Wired
Subject: Sociology and social work
ISSN: 1059-1028
Year: 2004
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Three blind phreaks
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The Badir brothers, has been blind since birth due to a genetic defect and have devoted their lives to proving they could out-think, out-program and out-hack anyone with vision.They have been charged with telecomunications fraud, computer crime and identity theft.
Publication Name: Wired
Subject: Sociology and social work
ISSN: 1059-1028
Year: 2004
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Where is Jim Gray?
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The investigation of the mysterious disappearance of the software developer Jim Gray is described.
Publication Name: Wired
Subject: Sociology and social work
ISSN: 1059-1028
Year: 2007
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