Photo: Lamo-Mitnick-Poulsen.png: Photo by Matthew Griffiths; rights assigned to Adrian Lamo, subsequently freely released to the public domain by same. First published by Wired News in 2002, without assignment of rights. No rights reserved, but please credit photographer (Matthew Griffiths) in subsequent use. derivative work: Beao / Public domain (source: Wikimedia Commons)
Adrian Lamo was a security hacker, journalist and computer scientist. Born on February 20, 1981, Adrian Lamo was from Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Death is recorded on March 14, 2018, at the age of 37. Schooling on record includes American River College.
My Take
Adrian Lamo is one of those figures I find genuinely hard to sit with, and I think that's the honest reaction. The early hacks of the New York Times, Yahoo and Microsoft made him a kind of folk anti-hero, the 'homeless hacker' who seemed to do it for curiosity as much as anything. But what cemented his name was reporting Chelsea Manning to authorities, and that decision split people sharply. I can hold both ideas at once: real technical talent and a choice that still divides opinion. Dying at just 37 in 2018 only deepened how unresolved his legacy feels to me.
This take was written by generative AI, one per person, from publicly reported facts (editorial policy). It is a reading of the record, not reporting.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Adrian Lamo
- Name (Japanese)
- エイドリアン・ラモ
- Reading
- えいどりあん・らも
- Born
- February 20, 1981 – March 14, 2018
- Origin
- Boston, Massachusetts, United States
- Occupation
- security hacker / journalist / computer scientist / programmer / hacker
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Pisces / Rooster
2. Background
- University
- American River College
3. Links
- Official sitehttps://about.me/aal
- Xhttps://x.com/6
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adrian%20Lamo
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A8%E3%82%A4%E3%83%89%E3%83%AA%E3%82%A2%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%A9%E3%83%A2
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q373385
4. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Adrian Lamo born?
Born February 20, 1981.
When did Adrian Lamo die?
Died March 14, 2018, aged 37.
Where was Adrian Lamo from?
Adrian Lamo was from Boston, Massachusetts, United States.
What did Adrian Lamo do?
Adrian Lamo worked as security hacker, journalist, computer scientist, programmer, hacker.
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