Wichita Eagle – Computer Security Articles

Adrian Lamo, ‘Homeless Hacker’ Who Turned in Chelsea Manning, Dead at 37

March 19, 2018 admin A Little Sunshine, Adrian Lamo, Bradley Manning, chelsea manning, homeless hacker, New York Times, Wichita Eagle, WikiLeaks

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2018 03:53:12 +0000

Adrian Lamo, the hacker probably best known for breaking into The New York Times’s network and for reporting Chelsea Manning’s theft of classified documents to the FBI, was found dead in a Kansas apartment on Wednesday. Lamo was widely reviled and criticized for turning in Manning, but that chapter of his life eclipsed the profile of a complex individual who taught me quite a bit about security over the years. Adrian Lamo, in 2006. Source: Wikipedia. I first met Lamo in 2001 when I was a correspondent for Newsbytes.com, a now-defunct tech publication that was owned by The Washington Post at the time. A mutual friend introduced us over AOL Instant Messenger, explaining that Lamo had worked out a simple method allowing him to waltz into the networks of some of the world’s largest media companies using nothing more than a Web browser.

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Serial SWATter Tyler “SWAuTistic” Barriss Charged with Involuntary Manslaughter

January 15, 2018 admin Andrew Finch, KWCH, Los Angeles Times, Marc Bennett, Ne'er-Do-Well News, swautistic, Tyler Raj Barriss, Wichita Eagle

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2018 01:41:12 +0000

Tyler Raj Barriss, a 25-year-old serial “swatter” whose phony emergency call to Kansas police last month triggered a fatal shooting, has been charged with involuntary manslaughter and faces up to eleven years in prison.

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Serial Swatter “SWAuTistic” Bragged He Hit 100 Schools, 10 Homes

January 2, 2018 admin A Little Sunshine, Andrew Finch, Call of Duty, Cosmo the God, Eric Taylor, FCC bomb threat, Ne'er-Do-Well News, swautistic, Tyler Raj Barriss, Wichita Eagle

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Tue, 02 Jan 2018 17:15:10 +0000

The individual who allegedly made a fake emergency call to Kansas police last week that summoned them to shoot and kill an unarmed local man has claimed credit for raising dozens of these dangerous false alarms — calling in bogus hostage situations and bomb threats at roughly 100 schools and at least 10 residences.