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Kevin Mitnick: The great pretender
News ZDNet UK caught up with the ex-cracker, ahead of his keynote speech on the "art of deception" at the MIS CISO Executive Summit in Barcelona, to discuss developments in social engineering, new US laws monitoring telephone systems, and alleged "NASA...
[June 14, 2006, 11:40]
Marillion sought for McKinnon concert
Blog Comment Gary McKinnon is NOT INNOCENT. Lets kick this idiot out of the country and collect the proceeds from this concert to pay back all the tax payers money wasted on his legal defence. Lets just get this in perspective here.
[November 22, 2008, 12:14]
Nasa hacker petition tops 4,000
Blog The petition directly refers to Gary McKinnon, the man accused by US prosecutors of "the biggest military hack of all time. McKinnon was diagnosed with Asperger's, a condition on the autism spectrum, last summer, and faces extradition to the US to...
[June 15, 2009, 15:17]
Nasa hacker loses final legal challenge
News Gary McKinnon has lost his legal challenge against extradition to the US to face charges of hacking Nasa and military installations. However, Gary McKinnon has recently been diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome.
[August 28, 2008, 13:17]
Political support builds for Nasa hacker
News Amid a surge in political support for Gary McKinnon, the deputy prime minister has said the government will press for a British prison stay for the self-confessed hacker. It would be illegal for me to stop the extradition of Gary McKinnon," said...
[August 3, 2009, 17:41]
Rupert Goodwins' Diary
Blog McKinnon, whose exploits on US computers have made that country's judiciary determined to make him into another Kevin Mitnik. None of this cut any ice with the judge, who determined that since the crime was committed in the US - despite McKinnon...
[May 12, 2006, 18:00]
Date set for Nasa hacker high court hearing
News A date has been set for the high court to consider whether self-confessed Nasa hacker Gary McKinnon should be tried in the UK. McKinnon, accused of the "biggest military hack of all time" by US prosecutors, is pursuing a judicial review of a...
[June 16, 2009, 17:47]
Nasa hacker petition presented to Number 10
Blog Sting's wife Trudie Styler and Janis Sharp have presented a petition to Number 10 calling for Nasa hacker Gary McKinnon not to be extradited to the US. Styler, and Sharp, who is McKinnon's mother, presented the petition to Sarah Brown, the Prime...
[July 3, 2009, 17:27]
The U.S should Grow Up & Get A Sense Of Humour
Talkback Excellent that Gary McKinnon is finally getting support and hopefully some long overdue Justice. The fact that even David Blunket (who signed the treaty in secret) has come out in support of Gary McKinnon is good news indeed.
[November 3, 2008, 15:19]
Tories champion Nasa hacker in parliament
News The Conservative Party has championed the case of Gary McKinnon, the self-confessed Nasa hacker, in an opposition day debate in parliament. When will we change [the treaty] so we won't get a ridiculous situation the public just won't accept, as...
[July 15, 2009, 17:42]
Parliamentary support builds for Nasa hacker
News Support is building in parliament and from legal experts for self-confessed Nasa hacker Gary McKinnon to be tried in the UK. One of the problems of extradition is that people are tried by the standards of that country, but whatever he is, McKinnon...
[February 25, 2009, 15:38]
Judges delay decision in Nasa hacker case
News High-court judges have deferred their decision in the case of Gary McKinnon, accused by the US government of 'the biggest military hack of all time', in a move that may push back the timetable for his extradition.
[June 11, 2009, 13:40]
Nasa hacker has 'shut down', say protesters
News A peaceful protest took place on Tuesday outside the Home Office on Marsham Street in London against the extradition of self-confessed Nasa hacker Gary McKinnon to the US. Should the home secretary reject McKinnon's plea, Todner said she was...
[September 3, 2008, 18:32]
Nasa hacker: Whistleblower or menace?
News As Britain's Gary McKinnon waits to see if Home Secretary John Reid will grant the US's request for his extradition over cybercrime charges, he may have time to read what people think of his case. McKinnon is getting "a possible 70 years in prison...
[May 12, 2006, 12:35]
Scapegoat.
Talkback Whatever you think of McKinnon and his claims, you have to feel for his predicament. WIth the political climate what it is now, it seems that gary's fate is worth a lot more to the system than mine. He had admitted his guilt, this should have been...
[February 16, 2007, 9:46]
Nasa hacker's fate hangs in balance
News The fate of Gary McKinnon, known as the "Nasa hacker", is still hanging in the balance after his appeal against extradition to the US was adjourned at the Court of Appeal on Wednesday evening. McKinnon's future is as uncertain as ever, following...
[February 16, 2007, 12:30]
The NASA hacker: Scapegoat or public enemy?
News Gary McKinnon has a lot to worry about. The Free Gary McKinnon web-site Mckinnon, now 39, admits that there was a period of his life when he was "addicted" to computers. The charges against McKinnon In fact, the Free Gary Web site came from one of...
[July 13, 2005, 13:35]
Nasa hacker loses bid to avoid extradition
News Gary McKinnon has lost his high court bid to avoid extradition to the US for hacking into military systems in that country. McKinnon had tried to argue that former home secretary, Jacqui Smith, was wrong in law to push for the extradition despite...
[July 31, 2009, 15:20]
Nasa hacker: I'd get a fairer trial in UK
Video Gary McKinnon, the man accused by US prosecutors of "the biggest military hack of all time", explains why he thinks US courts would not treat him fairly. McKinnon has sent a signed confession to UK authorities in a bid to be tried in this country.
[January 28, 2009, 12:05]
Nasa hacker: I'd get a fairer trial in UK
News Gary McKinnon, the man accused by US prosecutors of "the biggest military hack of all time", explains why he thinks US courts would not treat him fairly. McKinnon has sent a signed confession to UK authorities in a bid to be tried in this country.
[January 28, 2009, 12:08]
