British Man To Be Extradited For US Military Hacks
News The second indictment charged McKinnon with breaking into systems belonging to the US Army, US Navy, the US Air Force, the US Department of Defense and NASA, as well as six corporate computers. Gary McKinnon, a 36-year-old former systems...
[November 13, 2002, 9:10]
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]
Nasa Hacker's Appeal Begins
News Gary McKinnon, the UK citizen accused of breaking into and damaging Nasa's computers began his appeal against extradition to the US on Tuesday. Edmund Lawson, QC, who is defending McKinnon, told a hearing at London's High Court that McKinnon faced...
[February 14, 2007, 10:41]
Nasa Hacker Taken Ill As Appeal Continues
News McKinnon is accused of breaking into 97 US computers and causing £700,000 of damage in 2001 and 2002. Gary McKinnon, the UK citizen accused of hacking Nasa's computers and causing hundreds of thousands of pounds worth of damage, was taken ill as...
[February 14, 2007, 16:06]
Nasa Hacker's Fate Hangs In Balance
News McKinnon's future is as uncertain as ever, following two days in court during which his defence team presented new evidence that it claimed meant his extradition (to face charges of breaking into and damaging US government computers) should be...
[February 16, 2007, 12:30]
The NASA Hacker: Scapegoat Or Public Enemy?
News Gary McKinnon has a lot to worry about. Mckinnon, now 39, admits that there was a period of his life when he was "addicted" to computers. The Free Gary McKinnon web-site The charges against McKinnon They talk about the war on terror and meanwhile...
[July 13, 2005, 13:35]
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]
Another 'Nasa Hacker' Faces Extradition
News Earlier this year, Londoner Gary McKinnon lost a crucial battle in his fight to avoid prosecution in the US. A Romanian man was indicted on Thursday for allegedly breaking into more than 150 US government computers.
[December 4, 2006, 9:25]
Don't Shoot The Messenger
Leader We will have to wait - again - to discover what fate awaits the hacker, Gary McKinnon. On Wednesday, a judge postponed making a decision on whether McKinnon is to be extradited to the US to face trial on charges that he deliberately disrupted the...
[April 13, 2006, 15:10]
Gibson: Is McKinnon Still Here?
Blog Comment If they told him they could kill him for breaking into a website that's probably enough right there to dump the case out of the US court system assuming he gets a sharp US attorney. The only offense in the US Federal court system punishable by...
[November 3, 2008, 8:44]
