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Nasa hacker gets temporary reprieve
News The presidents of the European Court Human Rights have granted interim relief to Gary McKinnon for a period of two weeks until 28 August, 2008 for the application to be heard before the full chamber," said solicitor Karen Todner in a statement.
[August 12, 2008, 13:22]
Home secretary considers Nasa hacker plea
News Home secretary Alan Johnson says he will decide 'quickly' whether he will intervene in the extradition of Nasa hacker Gary McKinnon. Gary McKinnon's psychological state is much worse and his propensity for suicide much greater.
[November 11, 2009, 12:25]
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 fight heads to Europe
News Nasa hacker Gary McKinnon has lost a high-court bid to have his case taken to the new UK Supreme Court, paving the way for his extradition to the US on hacking charges. Gary McKinnon's solicitor Karen Todner (left) reacts to the High Court rebuff...
[October 9, 2009, 11:17]
MPs urge Johnson to halt McKinnon extradition
News A cross-party group of senior MPs is meeting home secretary Alan Johnson on Wednesday to request clemency for Nasa hacker Gary McKinnon. Gary's medical condition is such that medical experts have concluded there is a grave risk to Mr McKinnon's...
[September 9, 2009, 14:24]
Nasa hacker loses Lords appeal against extradition
News Gary McKinnon, the so-called 'Nasa hacker', has lost his appeal to the House of Lords and now faces deportation to the US. McKinnon's only hope of avoiding having to go to the US to face trial there now rests with the European Court of Human Rights.
[July 30, 2008, 15:02]
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]
NASA hacker ready for a long battle
News Waiting for the decision on his extradition hearing, expected on 10 May, Gary McKinnon has steeled himself for the possibility that the suspense may last much longer than a mere week and a half. McKinnon is prepared to go as far as the European...
[May 2, 2006, 12:45]
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]
Nasa hacker lawyers push for UK jail term
News The solicitors of self-confessed Nasa hacker Gary McKinnon have formally requested that the US give assurances that he serve any prison term in the UK. A protest against McKinnon's extradition has been organised for Tuesday 2 September outside the...
[September 1, 2008, 17:39]
NASA hacker debate rages on
News Security experts are divided over whether Gary McKinnon, the alleged NASA hacker, should stand trial in the US. McKinnon was told last week he would be sent to the US after Home Secretary John Reid signed his extradition papers, but he has vowed to...
[July 14, 2006, 12:50]
MPs take McKinnon fight to US ambassador
News Three senior British politicians are taking their campaign for Nasa hacker Gary McKinnon to the American ambassador in London. The cross-party group of politicians is pushing for the US to end its extradition proceedings against McKinnon on human...
[September 10, 2009, 16:16]
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. It has urged the Court of Appeal to consider referring...
[February 16, 2007, 12:30]
MPs urge Nasa hacker clemency
News An influential government committee has urged home secretary Alan Johnson to use his discretion in evaluating the case of Nasa hacker Gary McKinnon. Johnson told the committee on Tuesday that he was "carefully considering" psychiatric evidence...
[November 12, 2009, 17:44]
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]
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's team will then take their case to the European Court of Human Rights if a House of Lords appeal fails, she added.
[June 16, 2009, 17:47]
Nasa hacker judicial review date set
News A date has been set for a High Court judicial review of Nasa hacker Gary McKinnon's case. Gary McKinnon's mother Janis Sharp told ZDNet UK of the judicial review date via an email on Friday. The review, set for the 9 and 10 June, will focus on...
[February 27, 2009, 17:03]
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. The all-party law-reform and human-rights organisation Justice told ZDNet UK on Monday that the idea of McKinnon being...
[February 25, 2009, 15:38]
Lords to consider Nasa hacker appeal
News Gary McKinnon, the Briton who has admitted hacking into Nasa's computer systems, may be able to appeal to the House of Lords against his extradition to the US. According to a firm of solicitors acting on behalf McKinnon, the law lords will consider...
[August 1, 2007, 12:52]
NASA hacker to fight extradition
News Gary McKinnon, the "NASA hacker", remains hopeful that he can avoid extradition to the US despite the ruling on Wednesday by District Judge Nicholas Evans that his extradition should go ahead. McKinnon has previously said he is prepared to take the...
[May 11, 2006, 14:50]
