McKinnon To Appear At Infosec
Blog Comment McKinnon never claimed to have accessed NASA systems by accident -- yet most UK IT professionals seem to feel he still should not be extradicted. McKinnon has received no assurances on who will try him.
[April 27, 2007, 17:07]
Government: McKinnon Will Be Extradited
News Gary McKinnon, the so-called "NASA Hacker", is to be extradited to the US within the next two weeks, the Home Office announced on Thursday. In May, McKinnon lost his appeal against extradition and has been waiting for the final decision of the Home...
[July 7, 2006, 9:40]
Brit Faces US Extradition For Hacking
News Gary McKinnon, 39, an unemployed man from north London, was arrested by officers from the Metropolitan Police Service Extradition Unit on Tuesday night and taken to a police station in the capital. McKinnon, known as 'Solo' in the hacking world, is...
[June 8, 2005, 15:25]
Nasa Hacker: Whistleblower Or Menace?
Talkback Mckinnon should or should not be extradited is upto the legal system and as I'm not a lawyer, i couldn't possibly comment on whether he should be sent to the US. Mckinnon did access the network? Mckinnon has not done this.
[May 15, 2006, 18:50]
NASA Hacker Is No Neo
Leader Gary McKinnon, 39, may even be in league with al-Qaeda and anyone else you can think of. McKinnon, you're hired. McKinnon's plight is also a great excuse for the US authorities. The facts, as they are known so far, do not support the idea that...
[June 10, 2005, 14:30]
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 In Court
News Gary McKinnon, 39, appeared at Bow Street Magistrate's Court today for an extradition hearing on charges he gained unauthorised access to 97 US government computers, including machines belonging to NASA and the US Department of Defense.
[July 27, 2005, 17:40]
Nasa Hacker's Appeal Begins
News Back in May 2006, a British judge ruled that McKinnon should be extradited to the US to face these charges. Gary McKinnon, the UK citizen accused of breaking into and damaging Nasa's computers began his appeal against extradition to the US on Tuesday.
[February 14, 2007, 10:41]
Extradition Hearing Begins Over Nasa Hacker
News Gary McKinnon began the next stage in his fight against extradition to the US to face charges of hacking US Army, Navy, Air Force and NASA computers on Tuesday. When the US request for extradition was first made, McKinnon admitted that the prospect...
[February 14, 2006, 16:20]
Nasa Hacker Appeal Set For New Year
News Unlike other famous British hackers, McKinnon has never been convicted of an offence in the UK. After months of waiting, Gary McKinnon, the so-called "Nasa hacker", has learned that his latest attempt to avoid extradition to America will be heard...
[December 11, 2006, 11:45]
British Hacker Shines Light On Poor IT Security
News Far from intending to cause harm, Gary McKinnon says it all started as an innocent attempt to prove that the US defence department knows of the existence of extraterrestrials. In an interview with ZDNet UK, McKinnon, who is on bail pending a...
[July 13, 2005, 13:35]
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]
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 His story raises some critical issues around the...
[July 13, 2005, 13:35]
British Man To Be Extradited For US Military Hacks
News Gary McKinnon, a 36-year-old former systems administrator from London, was charged by a grand jury in New Jersey with intentionally damaging a federal computer system, according to a statement released by the US Attorney's Office in the Eastern...
[November 13, 2002, 9:10]
Perverse
Talkback Let's not forget that Gary Mckinnon was young and rather naive and, rather than representing a threat, highlighted the weakness of Nasa's security. America has not as it contravenes the American citzens' rights and we should have yaken the same...
[February 15, 2007, 13:23]
Nasa Hacker To Fight US Extradition On Monday
Talkback Let us hopet hat Gary McKinnon can get get out of this extradition on technical grounds as that is is his only hope, and let's also hope that Clare Montgomery fluffs it or isn't too diligent. This non reciprocal arrangement with the US is an...
[June 14, 2008, 23:31]
Nasa Hacker Taken Ill As Appeal Continues
News 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 his appeal against extradition continued. According to those close to McKinnon, he suffered heart...
[February 14, 2007, 16:06]
