Adrian Lamo: A True Story (Continued, In Progress...)
#My Time With Adrian Lamo #by A True Friend I first met Adrian Lamo around 1996 at a 2600 meeting held in Embarcaderro One, in downtown San Francisco. It was a heady time to be studying Computer and Telephony security, and that particular meeting was a regular hotbed of talent. Unbeknownst to me at the time. This was my first 2600 meeting, ever, and many rising stars of the computer Hacking world were there. Mudge from Cult of the Dead Cow was there, extolling the virtues of Back Orrifice and selling T-Shirts and generally being loud. Some of the founders of L0pth Heavy Industries were there, playing it cool. Scores of young kids were there, flying by on roller blades, shooting lasers around, selling cloned cell phones, and generally making a nuisance of themselves. I met a few Army Intelligence Veterans, recent and young, who talked freely about disturbing topics like drug experiments and the Echelon Project. And then...