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British Hacker Shines Light On Poor IT Security
News The charges McKinnon faces are serious, alleging "fraud and related activity in connection with computers" and covering the US Army, Navy, Air Force and NASA. McKinnon maintains that he has done nothing wrong with computers ever since and the US...
[July 13, 2005, 13:35]
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. Should McKinnon be found guilty of the charges laid against him, he faces up to 60 years in a US jail.
[August 28, 2008, 13:17]
Bail For Brit Accused Of NASA Hack
News Gary McKinnon, a 39 year-old unemployed man from north London, appeared on Wednesday at Bow Street Magistrates Court to face extradition charges by the US government. Among the charges, McKinnon is suspected of stealing administrator identities...
[June 10, 2005, 9:40]
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. McKinnon was arrested in June last year on charges of computer fraud, and claims that...
[February 14, 2006, 16:20]
Nasa Hacker Gets Temporary Reprieve
News Last month McKinnon lost his battle in the House of Lords against extradition to the US to face charges of hacking various military systems. However, if convicted of the charges levelled against him by the US, which include deliberately deleting...
[August 12, 2008, 13:22]
Don't Shoot The Messenger
Leader 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 computer systems of various US Government agencies at a time when those systems were...
[April 13, 2006, 15:10]
US Lawyers 'threatened' Nasa Hacker, Court Hears
News Speaking at an appeal hearing at the House of Lords, McKinnon's defence lawyer David Pannick QC said the US had tried to "coerce" McKinnon into waiving his rights to fight extradition and trial in the US on charges of hacking government and...
[June 16, 2008, 18:08]
McKinnon Should Be Scared; So Should America
Leader "I am practically hung and quartered already" - Gary McKinnon, speaking in London on Wednesday as a UK judge decides he should be extradited to the US to face hacking charges But while McKinnon knows what will happen to him, US authorities show no...
[May 10, 2006, 16:10]
Nasa Hacker Granted Lords Appeal
News The US government wishes to try McKinnon on charges of unauthorised access to Nasa's systems. Gary McKinnon, the Briton who has admitted hacking into Nasa's computer systems, has been given leave to appeal against extradition to the US.
[October 15, 2007, 17:51]
Nasa Hacker Appeal Set For New Year
News 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 in the High Court on 13 February, 2007. McKinnon has been waiting for this date to be confirmed...
[December 11, 2006, 11:45]
McKinnon To Appear At Infosec
Blog McKinnon, who is likely to be extradicted to the US to face charges of hacking US government computers, will face IT security professionals on Friday. Gary McKinnon has been confirmed to appear on the hackers' panel at Infosec.
[April 24, 2007, 18:03]
Nasa Hacker Awaits Lords' Decision
News Gary McKinnon talks about his appeal to the House of Lords against extradition to the US to face hacking charges. He could face up to 60 years in jail if extradited
[June 17, 2008, 17:37]
What Did He See....
Talkback According to an interview with McKinnon, he stumbled upon an excel document entitled, "Extra-terrestrial Officers" and listed names and ranks of military personnel. that could warrant such a severe set of charges?
[February 14, 2007, 22:07]
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 was then arrested last June and formally...
[May 2, 2006, 12:45]
Brit Faces US Extradition For Hacking
News Among the charges, McKinnon is suspected of stealing administrator identities, deleting 1,300 user accounts and copying a file containing usernames and encrypted passwords. Gary McKinnon, 39, an unemployed man from north London, was arrested by...
[June 8, 2005, 15:25]
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. The indictment charges Victor Faur, 26, of Arad, Romania, with leading a hacking group called the "WhiteHat Team," according to a statement...
[December 4, 2006, 9:25]
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]
NASA Hacker Loses Extradition Fight
News Gary McKinnon has lost a crucial battle in his fight to avoid prosecution in the US on hacking charges after a judge ordered his extradition to America. Judge Nicholas Evans, sitting at Bow Street Magistrates' Court, ruled on Wednesday morning that...
[May 10, 2006, 11:55]
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]
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]
