Adrián Lamo, Hacker Who Reported Chelsea Manning to the F.B.I., Dies at 37

By artappraiser on Sun, 03/18/2018 - 6:38pm |

By Jeffrey C. Mays @ NYTimes.com, March 17

Adrián Lamo, a hacker best known for breaking into the computer networks of The New York Times and other major corporations, and for reporting the Army whistle-blower Chelsea Manning to the authorities, was found dead on Wednesday in Wichita, Kan. He was 37.

Mr. Lamo’s body was discovered in an apartment in the city, The Wichita Eagle reported. His father announced the death in a post on Facebook on Friday. Kate Flavin, a spokeswoman for Sedgwick County, Kan., said on Saturday that the cause of death was unknown [....]

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