  adrian lamo (born february 20, 1981 in boston, massachusetts) is an american threat analyst and former hacker. lamo first gained media attention for breaking into several high-profile computer networks, including those of the new york times, yahoo!, and microsoft, culminating in his 2003 arrest. in 2010, lamo reported u.s. soldier pfc bradley manning (now known as chelsea manning) to federal authorities, claiming that manning had leaked hundreds of thousands of sensitive u.s. government documents to wikileaks. manning was arrested and incarcerated in the u.s. military justice system and later sentenced to 35 years in confinement.   ==early life and education== lamo was born in boston, massachusetts to mario lamo and mary atwood in 1981.  he does not have a high school diploma.shachtman, noah. "[http://www.wired.com/culture/lifestyle/news/2002/03/50811?currentpage=all he hack
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