publication date: Sunday, April 26, 2020 (part of Spring 2020)

category: Crime

clue: This late hacker had some fun, like embarrassing NBC during an interview, but he fell out hard with the hacking community when he outed a very famous Army whistleblower.

explanation: Lamo's hacking exploits include accessing NBC's private internal network after being asked to demonstrate his skills for the camera. He outed Chelsea Manning to U.S. Army authorities in 2010. more…

intended difficulty: medium

solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Samir Mehta, and Chris Lemler


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