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Adrian Lamo -- 'homeless hacker ' Crime: Hacked into The New York Times, found holes in the company's software, and added himself as an expert to one of their lists. He also looked at Social Security numbers of contributors to the company, though he seemed to have done nothing with them. Sentence: Six months of house arrest and two years of probation Status: Working as a journalist and public speaker.
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By Alli Knothe, Boston.com correspondent

Adrian Lamo -- "homeless hacker "

Crime: Hacked into The New York Times, found holes in the company's software, and added himself as an expert to one of their lists. He also looked at Social Security numbers of contributors to the company, though he seemed to have done nothing with them.
Sentence: Six months of house arrest and two years of probation
Status: Working as a journalist and public speaker.